#edd64d Color Information

#edd64d Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #edd64d. In RGB, it consists of 92.9% Red, 83.9% Green, and 30.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 9.7% Magenta, 67.5% Yellow, and 7.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 51.4°, with saturation of 81.6% and lightness of 61.6%. The decimal value for #edd64d is 15586893, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ffcc66. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #edd64d is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#edd64d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color237, 214, 77 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color92.9%, 83.9%, 30.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.071, 0.161, 0.698 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.097, 0.675, 0.071 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color51.4°, 81.6%, 61.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color51.4°, 67.5%, 92.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color60.311, 66.633, 16.704 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color104, 237, 77 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15586893 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color85.319, -7.060, 67.621 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)85.319, 67.989, 95.960 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color85.319, 21.642, 79.827 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color81.629, -10.968, 45.008 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.420, 0.464, 66.633 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293776973 / 0xffedd64d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ffcc66 Copy
Last Updated: December 13, 2024

Shades of #edd64d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #edd64d, its pure hue is 51.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.6%, and its lightness is 61.6%. 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 #edd64d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e1b0a to #cfbb43.

Tints of #edd64d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #edd64d, its pure hue is 51.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.6%, and its lightness is 61.6%. 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 #edd64d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #efdb63 to #fdfae9.

Tones of #edd64d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #edd64d, its pure hue is 51.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 81.6%, 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 #edd64d, which range from #9d9d9d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffe33b (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #edd64d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #edd64d! For #edd64d, 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, #edd64d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #edd64d

This color, #edd64d, consists of 92.9% Red, 83.9% Green, and 30.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 237, Green = 214, Blue = 77. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #edd64d is 0% Cyan, 9.7% Magenta, 67.5% Yellow, and 7.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R92.9%
C0.0%
G83.9%
M9.7%
B30.2%
Y67.5%
K7.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 237 214 77
Octal 355 326 115
Hexa #ed #d6 #4d
Binary 11101101 11010110 01001101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 9 67 7
Octal 0 11 103 7
Hexa #00 #09 #43 #07
Binary 00000000 00001001 01000011 00000111

Analogous Colors of #edd64d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #edd64d — which has hue 51.4° — its analogous colors are located at 21.4° and 81.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #edd64d.

Triadic Colors of #edd64d

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 #edd64d — which has hue 51.4° — its triadic colors are located at 51.4° and 291.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #edd64d.

Complementary Color of #edd64d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #edd64d — which has hue 51.4° — its complementary color is located at 231.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #edd64d.

Split Complementary Colors of #edd64d

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 #edd64d — which has hue 51.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 51.4° and 261.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #edd64d.

Tetradic Colors of #edd64d

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 #edd64d — which has hue 51.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 321.4°, 51.4°, 141.4°, and 231.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #edd64d.

Monochromatic Colors of #edd64d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #edd64d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #baa41e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fbeea2 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #edd64d

We want to make getting started with #edd64d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #edd64d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #edd64d 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 #edd64d with other HTML elements.

#edd64d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #edd64d.
<span style="color: #edd64d;">The color of this text is #edd64d.</span>

#edd64d Background Color

The background color for this text is #edd64d.
<div style="background-color: #edd64d; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #edd64d.</div>

#edd64d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #edd64d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #edd64d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #edd64d.</span>

#edd64d Border Color

This is a div with border color #edd64d.
<div style="border: #edd64d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #edd64d.</div>

#edd64d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #edd64d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #edd64d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #edd64d on a white background.</div></div>

#edd64d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #edd64d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #edd64d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #edd64d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #edd64d to White

This is a gradient from #edd64d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#edd64d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#edd64d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#edd64d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#edd64d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #edd64d to white.</div>

Gradient from #edd64d to Black

This is a gradient from #edd64d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#edd64d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#edd64d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#edd64d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#edd64d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #edd64d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #edd64d

In addition to using #edd64d 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 #edd64d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #edd64d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 237, Green = 214, Blue = 77). If you need details about the color coordinates of #edd64d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #edd64d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(237, 214, 77)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #edd64d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #edd64d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #edd64d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(237, 214, 77);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#edd64d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:237, green:214, blue:77, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:237 green:214 blue:77 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(237f, 214f, 77f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(237, 214, 77);
 

#edd64d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #edd64d the same way. For those with color blindness, #edd64d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #edd64d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #edd64d 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 #edd64d 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 #edd64d 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

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #edd64d 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 1.5:1 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.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text