Information about #EDE78C color

#EDE78C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EDE78C falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(237, 231, 140) — 92.9% red, 90.6% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 38 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#EDE78C is a vivid, lively sunny yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sahara Sand (#F1E788). Slightly further away sit Dark Ivory (#F2E58F) and Warm Yellow (#F4E98C).

The recipe behind #EDE78C is rgb(237, 231, 140), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 16.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.3:1. #EDE78C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#EDE78C color variations

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

#EDE78C 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 #EDE78C

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

Sahara Sand color link
Sahara Sand

#F1E788

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Warm Yellow color link
Warm Yellow

#F4E98C

Moonbeam color link
Moonbeam

#F2E289

Flavescent color link
Flavescent

#F7E98E

Cool Yellow color link
Cool Yellow

#ECEA98

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Key Lime color link
Key Lime

#E8F48C

Texas color link
Texas

#ECE67E

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Hathaway color link
Hathaway

#F7DE94

Picasso color link
Picasso

#F8EA97

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDE78C
  • RGB237, 231, 140
  • CMYK0, 2, 38, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 231, 140)
  • HSL56°, 73%, 74%
  • HSL Precise56.289°, 72.932%, 73.922%
  • HSV56°, 41%, 93%
  • HSB56°, 41%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.906
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.906, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.906, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.906, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB90.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEDE78C
  • DECIMAL ID15591308
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01