#edc01c

Color #edc01c

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 12.97 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#edc01c

RGB

rgb(237, 192, 28)

HSL

hsl(47.1, 85.3%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.1, 88.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19%, 88.2%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(79.49, 2.47, 77.45)

LCH

lch(79.49, 77.49, 88.17)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.1636, 91.02)

HWB

hwb(47.1, 11%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1c49ed

Analogous

#ed581c

#edc01c

#b1ed1c

Triadic

#edc01c

#1cedc0

#c01ced

Split-complementary

#edc01c

#1cb1ed

#581ced

Tetradic

#edc01c

#49ed1c

#1c49ed

#c01ced

Square

#edc01c

#1ced58

#1c49ed

#ed1cb1

Shades

Color #edc01c mixed toward black.

#cda410

#a4830d

#7b630a

#524206

#292103

Tints

Color #edc01c mixed toward white.

#f0cb42

#f3d568

#f6e08e

#f9eab3

#fcf5d9

Tones

Color #edc01c mixed toward gray.

#dcb62e

#caac3f

#b9a250

#a79862

#968f73

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbdb67 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#dee171 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#eb858b · ΔE 43.1

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 28.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #edc01c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#edc01c]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#edc01c (#edc01c) is rgb(237, 192, 28) in RGB.

No, #edc01c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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