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#EDD591 Color

#EDD591 is rgb(237, 213, 145) in RGB, hsl(44, 72%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 39%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDD591
HEX#EDD591
RGBrgb(237, 213, 145)
HSLhsl(44, 72%, 75%)
HSVhsv(44, 39%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 39%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.8% 0.09 90.8)
LABlab(86.14% 1.74 36.83)
LCHlch(86.14% 36.87 87.29)

What #EDD591 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 #EDD591, 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.

#EDD591 Channel Values

How #EDD591 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 213 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 72% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 39% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 39% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDD591 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDD591

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDD591; 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 #EDD591

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

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How #EDD591 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#EDD591
Protanopia#D9D991
Protanomaly#E1D891
Deuteranopia#DDDD90
Deuteranomaly#E4DA90
Tritanopia#F3CECE
Tritanomaly#F1D1B9
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDD591 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-edd591: #EDD591;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDD591;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-edd591': '#EDD591' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.835, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_edd591">#EDD591</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDD591"

More Yellow Colors

#EDD591 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDD591 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDD591?

#EDD591 is a light yellow — rgb(237, 213, 145) in RGB and hsl(44, 72%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.83.

What is the RGB value of #EDD591?

#EDD591 is rgb(237, 213, 145) — red 237, green 213, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDD591?

#EDD591 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 39%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDD591 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDD591 scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDD591 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDD591 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 10.2, which is visibly different.

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