Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #edb555, its pure hue is 37.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.9%, and its lightness is 63.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #edb555, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e170b to #cf9e4a.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #edb555. In RGB, it consists of 92.9% Red, 71.0% Green, and 33.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 23.6% Magenta, 64.1% Yellow, and 7.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 37.9°, with saturation of 80.9% and lightness of 63.1%. The decimal value for #edb555 is 15578453, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ffcc66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #edb555 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
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Tints of #edb555
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #edb555, its pure hue is 37.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.9%, and its lightness is 63.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #edb555, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #efbe6a to #fdf6ea.
Tones of #edb555
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #edb555, its pure hue is 37.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #edb555, which range from #a1a1a1 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffba43 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #edb555
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #edb555! For #edb555, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #edb555. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #edb555
This color, #edb555, consists of 92.9% Red, 71.0% Green, and 33.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 237, Green = 181, Blue = 85. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #edb555 is 0% Cyan, 23.6% Magenta, 64.1% Yellow, and 7.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 237 | 181 | 85 |
Octal | 355 | 265 | 125 |
Hexa | #ed | #b5 | #55 |
Binary | 11101101 | 10110101 | 01010101 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 0 | 23 | 64 | 7 |
Octal | 0 | 27 | 100 | 7 |
Hexa | #00 | #17 | #40 | #07 |
Binary | 00000000 | 00010111 | 01000000 | 00000111 |
Analogous Colors of #edb555
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #edb555 — which has hue 37.9° — its analogous colors are located at 7.9° and 67.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #edb555.
Triadic Colors of #edb555
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #edb555 — which has hue 37.9° — its triadic colors are located at 37.9° and 277.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #edb555.
Complementary Color of #edb555
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #edb555 — which has hue 37.9° — its complementary color is located at 217.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #edb555.
Split Complementary Colors of #edb555
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #edb555 — which has hue 37.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 37.9° and 247.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #edb555.
Tetradic Colors of #edb555
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #edb555 — which has hue 37.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 307.9°, 37.9°, 127.9°, and 217.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #edb555.
Monochromatic Colors of #edb555
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #edb555, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #c38721 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fbdba6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #edb555
We want to make getting started with #edb555 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #edb555 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #edb555 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #edb555 with other HTML elements.
#edb555 Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #edb555;">The color of this text is #edb555.</span>
#edb555 Background Color
<div style="background-color: #edb555; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #edb555.</div>
#edb555 Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #edb555;">This color for the shadow of this text is #edb555.</span>
#edb555 Border Color
<div style="border: #edb555 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #edb555.</div>
#edb555 Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #edb555; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #edb555 on a white background.</div></div>
#edb555 Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #edb555; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #edb555 on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #edb555 to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#edb555,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#edb555,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#edb555,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#edb555,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #edb555 to white.</div>
Gradient from #edb555 to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#edb555,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#edb555,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#edb555,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#edb555,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #edb555 to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #edb555
In addition to using #edb555 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #edb555 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #edb555, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 237, Green = 181, Blue = 85). If you need details about the color coordinates of #edb555 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #edb555 |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(237, 181, 85) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #edb555; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #edb555; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #edb555; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(237, 181, 85); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#edb555") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:237, green:181, blue:85, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:237 green:181 blue:85 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(237f, 181f, 85f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(237, 181, 85); |
#edb555 Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #edb555 the same way. For those with color blindness, #edb555 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #edb555 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #edb555 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #edb555 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #edb555 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #edb555 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.