Information about #FFEDB3 color

#FFEDB3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FFEDB3 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 237, 179) — 100% red, 92.9% green, 70.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 30 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#FFEDB3 is a pure, full-strength sunny yellow that radiates an almost-white brightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Banana Mania (#FAE7B5). Slightly further away sit Peach (#FFE5B4) and Light Tan (#FBEEAC).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(255, 237, 179)), which gives #FFEDB3 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 18.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FFEDB3 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#FFEDB3 color variations

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

#FFEDB3 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 #FFEDB3

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

Banana Mania color link
Banana Mania

#FAE7B5

Peach color link
Peach

#FFE5B4

Light Tan color link
Light Tan

#FBEEAC

Moccasin color link
Moccasin

#FFE4B5

Pale Peach color link
Pale Peach

#FFE5AD

Rising Star color link
Rising Star

#F7E5B7

Blond color link
Blond

#FAF0BE

Pastel Lemon color link
Pastel Lemon

#F6F3A9

Pale Amber color link
Pale Amber

#FFF0C2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFEDB3
  • RGB255, 237, 179
  • CMYK0, 7, 30, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 237, 179)
  • HSL46°, 100%, 85%
  • HSL Precise45.789°, 100%, 85.098%
  • HSV46°, 30%, 100%
  • HSB46°, 30%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.929, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.929, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.929, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDFFEDB3
  • DECIMAL ID16772531
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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