What color is #EDCE46?

#EDCE46 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Montezuma Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EDCE46?

The RGB value is 237, 206, 70: 237 red, 206 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EDCE46?

The complementary color is #4665ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EDCE46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EDCE46 color

#EDCE46 rgb(237, 206, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EDCE46 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 80.8% green and 27.5% blue (237, 206, 70).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 82% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 70% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Montezuma Gold (#EECC44), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.52:1).

#EDCE46 color codes

HEX	`#EDCE46`
RGB	`rgb(237, 206, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.9%, 80.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 82%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 70%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 70%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.23, -3.35, 68.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.23, 68.3, 92.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.105, 62.592, 14.814)`
Decimal	`15584838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EDCE46, 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 #EDCE46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EDCE46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.52:1	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 #EDCE46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #edce46; }
.text { color: #edce46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #edce46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(237 206 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #edce46, #b9ed46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #EDCE46?: #EDCE46 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Montezuma Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EDCE46?: The RGB value is 237, 206, 70: 237 red, 206 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EDCE46?: The complementary color is #4665ED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EDCE46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.