Color #EDE279

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #EDE279 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(237, 226, 121) — 92.9% red, 88.6% green, 47.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 45 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#EDE279 is a energetic, saturated golden yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Texas (#ECE67E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sandy (#F1DA7A) and Flax (#EEDC82).

In RGB terms — rgb(237, 226, 121) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EDE279: 15.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EDE279 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EDE279 color variations

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

#EDE279 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.

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White

#EDE279 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.

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Black

#EDE279 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

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Grey

#EDE279 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.

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#EDE279 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

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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

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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

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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

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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

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Square

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

Square color scheme

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Alternatives to #EDE279 color

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Nearest named colors to #EDE279

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

Texas

#ECE67E

Sandy

#F1DA7A

Flax

#EEDC82

Sweet Corn

#F9E176

Jasmine

#F8DE7E

Manz

#EEEF78

Somerset

#DFDD78

Spring Fever

#E3DF6E

Straw

#E4D96F

Sahara Sand

#F1E788

Moonbeam

#F2E289

Sunny

#F2F27A

#EDE279 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

HEX#EDE279
RGB237, 226, 121
CMYK0, 4, 45, 7
CSSrgb(237, 226, 121)

HSL54°, 76%, 70%
HSL Precise54.31°, 76.316%, 70.196%
HSV54°, 49%, 93%
HSB54°, 49%, 93%

Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.886
Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475

GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.886, 0.475)
GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.886, 0.475, 1.000)
HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.886, 0.475)

Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
Percentage of Green in RGB88.6%
Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%

Color FamilyYellow
Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
Lightness FamilyVery Light

HEX IDEDE279
DECIMAL ID15590009
Name LengthThis color has no name

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