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#EDD99D Ivory Buff

#EDD99D is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Ivory Buff. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 85.1% green and 61.6% blue (rgb(237, 217, 157)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 69% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 34% yellow and 7% black. #EDD99D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.01:1.

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Variations of #EDD99D

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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#EDD99D 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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#EDD99D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EDD99D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EBDD9F
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6D799
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E8D89A
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EBDD9F
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EBDB9E
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F9D0C9
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F1D5B3
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DFDACD

#EDD99D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.40:1 Very poor#EDD99D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.01:1 Super#EDD99D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EDD99D in CSS

/* Ivory Buff */
.color { color: #EDD99D; }
.background { background-color: #EDD99D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EDD99D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(237 217 157);
color: hsl(45 69% 77%);
color: oklch(0.888 0.080 91.8);

#EDD99D FAQ

What color is #EDD99D?

#EDD99D is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Ivory Buff. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EDD99D?

#EDD99D is rgb(237, 217, 157) in RGB, hsl(45, 69%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 34%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EDD99D?

The complementary color of #EDD99D is #9DB1ED, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EDD99D?

Black text has the best contrast on #EDD99D: 15.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EDD99D a warm or cool color?

#EDD99D is a warm color.