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#EDC864 Color

#EDC864 is rgb(237, 200, 100) in RGB, hsl(44, 79%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 58%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lanzones (#E0BC5B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDC864
HEX#EDC864
RGBrgb(237, 200, 100)
HSLhsl(44, 79%, 66%)
HSVhsv(44, 58%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 58%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.126 89.2)
LABlab(82.39% 5.12 54.15)
LCHlch(82.39% 54.39 84.60)

What #EDC864 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EDC864, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#EDC864 Channel Values

How #EDC864 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 237 · G 200 · B 1008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 79% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 58% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 58% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.61:1 vs white · 13.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDC864 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDC864

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDC864; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EDC864

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDC864.

How #EDC864 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EDC864
Protanopia#CFCF64
Protanomaly#DCCC64
Deuteranopia#D5D561
Deuteranomaly#DFD062
Tritanopia#F4BFBF
Tritanomaly#F1C3A2
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDC864 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-edc864: #EDC864;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDC864;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edc864': '#EDC864' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.784, blue: 0.392)
Android XML<color name="color_edc864">#EDC864</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDC864"

More Yellow Colors

#EDC864 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDC864 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDC864?

#EDC864 is a light yellow — rgb(237, 200, 100) in RGB and hsl(44, 79%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lanzones (#E0BC5B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.5.

What is the RGB value of #EDC864?

#EDC864 is rgb(237, 200, 100) — red 237, green 200, and blue 100 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDC864?

#EDC864 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 58%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDC864 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDC864 scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDC864 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDC864 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 16.33, which is visibly different.

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