Information about #EDE187 color

#EDE187 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #EDE187 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(237, 225, 135) — 92.9% red, 88.2% green, 52.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 40 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#EDE187 is a vivid, lively yellow that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Moonbeam (#F2E289). Nearby in the Register you will also find Flax (#EEDC82) and Sahara Sand (#F1E788).

In RGB terms — rgb(237, 225, 135) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #EDE187 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EDE187 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EDE187 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EDE187 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EDE187

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Moonbeam color link
Moonbeam

#F2E289

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Sahara Sand color link
Sahara Sand

#F1E788

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Texas color link
Texas

#ECE67E

Warm Yellow color link
Warm Yellow

#F4E98C

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Jasmine color link
Jasmine

#F8DE7E

Flavescent color link
Flavescent

#F7E98E

Sandy color link
Sandy

#F1DA7A

Hathaway color link
Hathaway

#F7DE94

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDE187
  • RGB237, 225, 135
  • CMYK0, 5, 40, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 225, 135)
  • HSL53°, 74%, 73%
  • HSL Precise52.941°, 73.913%, 72.941%
  • HSV53°, 43%, 93%
  • HSB53°, 43%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.882, 0.529)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.882, 0.529, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.882, 0.529)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEDE187
  • DECIMAL ID15589767
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01