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#EDDC91 Color

#EDDC91 is rgb(237, 220, 145) in RGB, hsl(49, 72%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EDDC91
HEX#EDDC91
RGBrgb(237, 220, 145)
HSLhsl(49, 72%, 75%)
HSVhsv(49, 39%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.2% 0.096 96.9)
LABlab(87.90% -1.63 39.07)
LCHlch(87.90% 39.10 92.39)

What #EDDC91 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 #EDDC91, 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.

#EDDC91 Channel Values

How #EDDC91 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 220 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 72% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 39% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 39% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDDC91 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDDC91

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDDC91; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EDDC91

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EDDC91.

How #EDDC91 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#EDDC91
Protanopia#DFDF91
Protanomaly#E5DE91
Deuteranopia#E2E290
Deuteranomaly#E6E090
Tritanopia#F4D4D4
Tritanomaly#F1D7BD
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EDDC91 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eddc91: #EDDC91;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDDC91;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eddc91': '#EDDC91' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.863, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_eddc91">#EDDC91</color>
SVG fillfill="#EDDC91"

More Yellow Colors

#EDDC91 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EDDC91 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDDC91?

#EDDC91 is a light yellow — rgb(237, 220, 145) in RGB and hsl(49, 72%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.01.

What is the RGB value of #EDDC91?

#EDDC91 is rgb(237, 220, 145) — red 237, green 220, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDDC91?

#EDDC91 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDDC91 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDDC91 scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDDC91 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDDC91 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 7.64, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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