#edc331

Color #edc331

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 12.51 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-400 #fdc700 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#edc331

RGB

rgb(237, 195, 49)

HSL

hsl(46.6, 83.9%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.6, 79.3%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.7%, 79.3%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(80.33, 1.45, 72.76)

LCH

lch(80.33, 72.77, 88.86)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.1575, 91.56)

HWB

hwb(46.6, 19.2%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#315bed

Analogous

#ed6531

#edc331

#b9ed31

Triadic

#edc331

#31edc3

#c331ed

Split-complementary

#edc331

#31b9ed

#6531ed

Tetradic

#edc331

#5bed31

#315bed

#c331ed

Square

#edc331

#31ed65

#315bed

#ed31b9

Shades

Color #edc331 mixed toward black.

#dbaf13

#af8c0f

#84690c

#584608

#2c2304

Tints

Color #edc331 mixed toward white.

#f0cd53

#f3d776

#f6e198

#f9ebba

#fcf5dd

Tones

Color #edc331 mixed toward gray.

#ddba41

#ceb250

#bea960

#aea070

#9f987f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dcdc6e · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#dee177 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#eb8a8f · ΔE 41.9

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 27.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #edc331;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#edc331]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#edc331 (#edc331) is rgb(237, 195, 49) in RGB.

No, #edc331 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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