#edc200

Color #edc200

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 9.5 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 3.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#edc200

RGB

rgb(237, 194, 0)

HSL

hsl(49.1, 100%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.1, 100%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.1%, 100%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(79.95, 1.1, 81.43)

LCH

lch(79.95, 81.44, 89.23)

OKLCH

oklch(82.8%, 0.1694, 92.64)

HWB

hwb(49.1, 0%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#002bed

Analogous

#ed4b00

#edc200

#a2ed00

Triadic

#edc200

#00edc2

#c200ed

Split-complementary

#edc200

#00a2ed

#4b00ed

Tetradic

#edc200

#2bed00

#002bed

#c200ed

Square

#edc200

#00ed4b

#002bed

#ed00a2

Shades

Color #edc200 mixed toward black.

#c6a200

#9e8100

#776100

#4f4100

#282000

Tints

Color #edc200 mixed toward white.

#ffd61c

#ffde49

#ffe677

#ffeea4

#fff7d2

Tones

Color #edc200 mixed toward gray.

#d9b514

#c6a928

#b29c3b

#9e904f

#8a8363

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dcdb65 · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#dee170 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#eb858b · ΔE 44.5

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 28.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #edc200;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#edc200]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#edc200 (#edc200) is rgb(237, 194, 0) in RGB.

No, #edc200 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #edc200, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast