#edca38

Color #edca38

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 15.73 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#edca38

RGB

rgb(237, 202, 56)

HSL

hsl(48.4, 83.4%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.4, 76.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.8%, 76.4%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(82.13, -1.9, 72.15)

LCH

lch(82.13, 72.18, 91.51)

OKLCH

oklch(84.5%, 0.1581, 94.79)

HWB

hwb(48.4, 22%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#385bed

Analogous

#ed7038

#edca38

#b6ed38

Triadic

#edca38

#38edca

#ca38ed

Split-complementary

#edca38

#38b6ed

#7038ed

Tetradic

#edca38

#5bed38

#385bed

#ca38ed

Square

#edca38

#38ed70

#385bed

#ed38b6

Shades

Color #edca38 mixed toward black.

#e0b914

#b39410

#866f0c

#5a4a08

#2d2504

Tints

Color #edca38 mixed toward white.

#f0d359

#f3dc7a

#f6e59c

#f9edbd

#fcf6de

Tones

Color #edca38 mixed toward gray.

#dec147

#cfb856

#c0ae65

#b1a574

#a29c84

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dfde73 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#e1e37d · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#eb9095 · ΔE 42.6

Achromatopsia

#cccccc · ΔE 27.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #edca38;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#edca38]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#edca38 (#edca38) is rgb(237, 202, 56) in RGB.

No, #edca38 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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