What color is #EDC76E?

#EDC76E is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Hit the Hay. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDC76E?

The RGB value is 237, 199, 110: 237 red, 199 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDC76E?

The complementary color is #6E94ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDC76E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDC76E color

#EDC76E rgb(237, 199, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EDC76E is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 78% green and 43.1% blue (237, 199, 110).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 78% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 54% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Hit the Hay (#EFC872), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#EDC76E color codes

HEX	`#EDC76E`
RGB	`rgb(237, 199, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 78%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 78%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 54%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 54%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.83, 2.83, 49.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.83, 49.19, 86.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.165, 59.98, 23.262)`
Decimal	`15583086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDC76E, 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 #EDC76E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDC76E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	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 #EDC76E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edc76e; }
.text { color: #edc76e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edc76e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 199 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edc76e, #d4ed6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

Questions

What color is #EDC76E?: #EDC76E is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Hit the Hay. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDC76E?: The RGB value is 237, 199, 110: 237 red, 199 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDC76E?: The complementary color is #6E94ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDC76E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.