#ede73e Color Information

#ede73e 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 #ede73e. In RGB, it consists of 92.9% Red, 90.6% Green, and 24.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 2.5% Magenta, 73.8% Yellow, and 7.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 57.9°, with saturation of 82.9% and lightness of 58.6%. The decimal value for #ede73e is 15591230, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ffff33. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ede73e 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#ede73e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color237, 231, 62 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color92.9%, 90.6%, 24.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.071, 0.094, 0.757 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.025, 0.738, 0.071 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color57.9°, 82.9%, 58.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color57.9°, 73.8%, 92.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color64.371, 75.504, 15.739 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color68, 237, 62 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15591230 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color89.629, -16.207, 77.157 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)89.629, 78.840, 101.862 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color89.629, 10.620, 90.709 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color86.893, -19.830, 50.086 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.414, 0.485, 75.504 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293781310 / 0xffede73e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ffff33 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #ede73e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ede73e, its pure hue is 57.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 82.9%, and its lightness is 58.6%. 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 #ede73e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1e1d08 to #cfca36.

Tints of #ede73e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ede73e, its pure hue is 57.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 82.9%, and its lightness is 58.6%. 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 #ede73e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #efea56 to #fdfce7.

Tones of #ede73e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ede73e, its pure hue is 57.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 82.9%, 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 #ede73e, which range from #969696 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #fff82c (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ede73e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ede73e! For #ede73e, 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, #ede73e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ede73e

This color, #ede73e, consists of 92.9% Red, 90.6% Green, and 24.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 237, Green = 231, Blue = 62. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ede73e is 0% Cyan, 2.5% Magenta, 73.8% Yellow, and 7.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R92.9%
C0.0%
G90.6%
M2.5%
B24.3%
Y73.8%
K7.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 237 231 62
Octal 355 347 76
Hexa #ed #e7 #3e
Binary 11101101 11100111 00111110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 2 73 7
Octal 0 2 111 7
Hexa #00 #02 #49 #07
Binary 00000000 00000010 01001001 00000111

Analogous Colors of #ede73e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ede73e — which has hue 57.9° — its analogous colors are located at 27.9° and 87.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ede73e.

Triadic Colors of #ede73e

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 #ede73e — which has hue 57.9° — its triadic colors are located at 57.9° and 297.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ede73e.

Complementary Color of #ede73e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ede73e — which has hue 57.9° — its complementary color is located at 237.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ede73e.

Split Complementary Colors of #ede73e

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 #ede73e — which has hue 57.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 57.9° and 267.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ede73e.

Tetradic Colors of #ede73e

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 #ede73e — which has hue 57.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 327.9°, 57.9°, 147.9°, and 237.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ede73e.

Monochromatic Colors of #ede73e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ede73e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a9a419 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fbf79a (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ede73e

We want to make getting started with #ede73e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ede73e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ede73e 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 #ede73e with other HTML elements.

#ede73e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ede73e.
<span style="color: #ede73e;">The color of this text is #ede73e.</span>

#ede73e Background Color

The background color for this text is #ede73e.
<div style="background-color: #ede73e; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ede73e.</div>

#ede73e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ede73e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ede73e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ede73e.</span>

#ede73e Border Color

This is a div with border color #ede73e.
<div style="border: #ede73e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ede73e.</div>

#ede73e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ede73e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ede73e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ede73e on a white background.</div></div>

#ede73e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ede73e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ede73e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ede73e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ede73e to White

This is a gradient from #ede73e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ede73e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ede73e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ede73e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ede73e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ede73e to white.</div>

Gradient from #ede73e to Black

This is a gradient from #ede73e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ede73e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ede73e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ede73e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ede73e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ede73e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ede73e

In addition to using #ede73e 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 #ede73e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ede73e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 237, Green = 231, Blue = 62). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ede73e 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 #ede73e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(237, 231, 62)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ede73e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ede73e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ede73e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(237, 231, 62);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ede73e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:237, green:231, blue:62, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:237 green:231 blue:62 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(237f, 231f, 62f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(237, 231, 62);
 

#ede73e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ede73e the same way. For those with color blindness, #ede73e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ede73e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ede73e 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 #ede73e 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 #ede73e 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 #ede73e 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 1.3:1 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
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text