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#EDC770 Hit the Hay

#EDC770 is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Hit the Hay. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 78.0% green and 43.9% blue (rgb(237, 199, 112)). Its HSL value is 42° hue, 78% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 53% yellow and 7% black. #EDC770 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.00:1.

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Variations of #EDC770

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EDC770 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EDC770 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EDC770 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E3D073
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9C668
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFC76B
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E3D073
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E5CC71
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FEBAB3
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F3C293
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CBCBCB
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D5CABA

#EDC770 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.61:1 Very poor#EDC770 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.00:1 Super#EDC770 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EDC770 in CSS

/* Hit the Hay */
.color { color: #EDC770; }
.background { background-color: #EDC770; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EDC770; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(237 199 112);
color: hsl(42 78% 68%);
color: oklch(0.845 0.115 86.3);

#EDC770 FAQ

What color is #EDC770?

#EDC770 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Hit the Hay. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EDC770?

#EDC770 is rgb(237, 199, 112) in RGB, hsl(42, 78%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 16%, 53%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EDC770?

The complementary color of #EDC770 is #7096ED, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EDC770?

Black text has the best contrast on #EDC770: 13.00:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EDC770 a warm or cool color?

#EDC770 is a warm color.