Information about #EDE99B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #EDE99B belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(237, 233, 155) — 92.9% red, 91.4% green, 60.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 32 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #EDE99B reads as a energetic, saturated yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cool Yellow (#ECEA98). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soft Yellow (#EEEE9B) and Portafino (#F4F09B).

In RGB terms — rgb(237, 233, 155) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #EDE99B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 16.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#EDE99B color variations

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

#EDE99B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#EDE99B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#EDE99B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#EDE99B 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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#EDE99B 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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Nearest named colors to #EDE99B

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

Cool Yellow color link
Cool Yellow

#ECEA98

Soft Yellow color link
Soft Yellow

#EEEE9B

Portafino color link
Portafino

#F4F09B

Sandwisp color link
Sandwisp

#F5E7A2

Picasso color link
Picasso

#F8EA97

Melting Moment color link
Melting Moment

#F4DE9E

Light Khaki color link
Light Khaki

#E6F2A2

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Drover color link
Drover

#FBEB9B

Pale Goldenrod color link
Pale Goldenrod

#EEE8AA

Buttermilk color link
Buttermilk

#F6E0A4

Milan color link
Milan

#F6F493

#EDE99B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDE99B
  • RGB237, 233, 155
  • CMYK0, 2, 32, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 233, 155)
  • HSL57°, 69%, 77%
  • HSL Precise57.073°, 69.492%, 76.863%
  • HSV57°, 35%, 93%
  • HSB57°, 35%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.914, 0.608)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.914, 0.608, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.914, 0.608)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB91.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEDE99B
  • DECIMAL ID15591835
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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