#EDED5E Color

#EDED5E is rgb(237, 237, 94) in RGB, hsl(60, 80%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 60%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Icterine (#FCF75E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#EDED5E

RGBrgb(237, 237, 94)

HSLhsl(60, 80%, 65%)

HSVhsv(60, 60%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 60%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(92% 0.162 109.2)

LABlab(91.79% -12.80 66.81)

LCHlch(91.79% 68.03 100.84)

What #EDED5E 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 #EDED5E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Icterine#FCF75EΔE 5.94 Butter#FFFD74ΔE 6.31 Maize#FBEC5DΔE 6.36 Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 6.58 Laser Lemon#FFFF66ΔE 7.21 Minion Yellow#F5E050ΔE 9.61

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

#EDED5E Channel Values

How #EDED5E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 237 · G 237 · B 94	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 80% · L 65%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 60% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 60% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.24:1 vs white · 16.88:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EDED5E 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 text1.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text16.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EDED5E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EDED5E; 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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Tints & Shades of #EDED5E

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 #EDED5E 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.

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Using #EDED5E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eded5e: #EDED5E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EDED5E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eded5e': '#EDED5E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.929, green: 0.929, blue: 0.369)

Android XML<color name="color_eded5e">#EDED5E</color>

SVG fillfill="#EDED5E"

More Yellow Colors

#EDED5E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ededbf edeae0 eed202 ede6d6 eedc82 ecebbd eee600 ebeb00 eee8aa ebcb7a eeed09 eae9d1 f3e5ab f8f8e7 fcfcf3 ffcc33 fff085 ffff1a fffff5 525200 816213 a47d19 cbcb48 e0bc5b

#EDED5E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EDED5E?

#EDED5E is a light yellow — rgb(237, 237, 94) in RGB and hsl(60, 80%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Icterine (#FCF75E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #EDED5E?

#EDED5E is rgb(237, 237, 94) — red 237, green 237, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EDED5E?

#EDED5E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 60%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EDED5E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EDED5E scores 1.24:1 against white and 16.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EDED5E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EDED5E 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 23, which is visibly different.

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