#edcb40

Color #edcb40

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 15.75 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#edcb40

RGB

rgb(237, 203, 64)

HSL

hsl(48.2, 82.8%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.2, 73%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 73%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(82.43, -2.09, 69.66)

LCH

lch(82.43, 69.69, 91.72)

OKLCH

oklch(84.8%, 0.1542, 94.8)

HWB

hwb(48.2, 25.1%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4062ed

Analogous

#ed7440

#edcb40

#b8ed40

Triadic

#edcb40

#40edcb

#cb40ed

Split-complementary

#edcb40

#40b8ed

#7440ed

Tetradic

#edcb40

#62ed40

#4062ed

#cb40ed

Square

#edcb40

#40ed74

#4062ed

#ed40b8

Shades

Color #edcb40 mixed toward black.

#e5bc16

#b79711

#8a710d

#5c4b09

#2e2604

Tints

Color #edcb40 mixed toward white.

#f0d460

#f3dc80

#f6e59f

#f9eebf

#fcf6df

Tones

Color #edcb40 mixed toward gray.

#dfc24e

#d0b95d

#c2b16b

#b3a87a

#a59f88

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dfdf77 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#e1e380 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#eb9297 · ΔE 42

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #edcb40;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#edcb40]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#edcb40 (#edcb40) is rgb(237, 203, 64) in RGB.

No, #edcb40 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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