Information about #EDE3A2 color

#EDE3A2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EDE3A2 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(237, 227, 162) — 92.9% red, 89% green, 63.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 29 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #EDE3A2 reads as a energetic, saturated yellow and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sandwisp (#F5E7A2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA) and Melting Moment (#F4DE9E).

In RGB terms — rgb(237, 227, 162) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 16.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.3:1. No one has named #EDE3A2 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#EDE3A2 color variations

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

#EDE3A2 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 #EDE3A2

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

Sandwisp color link
Sandwisp

#F5E7A2

Buttermilk color link
Buttermilk

#F6E0A4

Vanilla color link
Vanilla

#F3E5AB

Cool Yellow color link
Cool Yellow

#ECEA98

Sidecar color link
Sidecar

#E9D9A9

First Light color link
First Light

#E5E1AC

Soft Yellow color link
Soft Yellow

#EEEE9B

Splash color link
Splash

#F1D79E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDE3A2
  • RGB237, 227, 162
  • CMYK0, 4, 29, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 227, 162)
  • HSL52°, 68%, 78%
  • HSL Precise52°, 67.568%, 78.235%
  • HSV52°, 32%, 93%
  • HSB52°, 32%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.890, 0.635)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.890, 0.635, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.890, 0.635)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEDE3A2
  • DECIMAL ID15590306
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01