#edde9c

Color #edde9c

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 5.28 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#edde9c

RGB

rgb(237, 222, 156)

HSL

hsl(48.9, 69.2%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.9, 34.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 34.2%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(88.28, -4.39, 34.28)

LCH

lch(88.28, 34.56, 97.3)

OKLCH

oklch(89.8%, 0.0858, 96.89)

HWB

hwb(48.9, 61.2%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cabed

Analogous

#edb69c

#edde9c

#d4ed9c

Triadic

#edde9c

#9cedde

#de9ced

Split-complementary

#edde9c

#9cd4ed

#b69ced

Tetradic

#edde9c

#abed9c

#9cabed

#de9ced

Square

#edde9c

#9cedb6

#9cabed

#ed9cd4

Shades

Color #edde9c mixed toward black.

#e3cc65

#d9b92d

#a68d1e

#6f5e14

#372f0a

Tints

Color #edde9c mixed toward white.

#f0e4ad

#f3e9bd

#f6efce

#f9f4de

#fcfaef

Tones

Color #edde9c mixed toward gray.

#e6daa3

#e0d6aa

#d9d1b0

#d2cdb7

#cbc9be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e7e7af · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#e8e9b3 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#ecbcbf · ΔE 29.3

Achromatopsia

#dddddd · ΔE 19.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #edde9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#edde9c]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#edde9c (#edde9c) is rgb(237, 222, 156) in RGB.

No, #edde9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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