What color is #EDD924?

#EDD924 is a vivid yellow known as Spectacular Saffron. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Spectacular Saffron?

The RGB value is 237, 217, 36: 237 red, 217 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Spectacular Saffron?

The complementary color is #2438ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDD924?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Spectacular Saffron color: hex code #EDD924

#EDD924 rgb(237, 217, 36)

Shades of yellow

Spectacular Saffron has the hex code #EDD924. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 85.1% green and 14.1% blue (237, 217, 36).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 85% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 85% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.55:1).

Spectacular Saffron (#EDD924) color codes

HEX	`#EDD924`
RGB	`rgb(237, 217, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 85.1%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 85%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 85%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 85%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.89, -10.11, 80.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.89, 81.53, 97.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.059, 67.76, 11.584)`
Decimal	`15587620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Spectacular Saffron, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EDD924	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDD924 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EDD924 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edd924; }
.text { color: #edd924; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edd924; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 217 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edd924, #9ded24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EDD924 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EDD924?: #EDD924 is a vivid yellow known as Spectacular Saffron. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Spectacular Saffron?: The RGB value is 237, 217, 36: 237 red, 217 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Spectacular Saffron?: The complementary color is #2438ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDD924?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.