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#EDED7E closest to Illuminating

#EDED7E is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Illuminating. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 92.9% green and 49.4% blue (rgb(237, 237, 126)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 76% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 7% black. #EDED7E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.02:1.

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Variations of #EDED7E

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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#EDED7E 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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#EDED7E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EDED7E 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 #FEE983
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FCE574
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F9E779
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FEE983
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F9EA81
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FBE1D3
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F2E8AC
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E9E9D3

#EDED7E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.23:1 Very poor#EDED7E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.02:1 Super#EDED7E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EDED7E in CSS

/* Illuminating */
.color { color: #EDED7E; }
.background { background-color: #EDED7E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EDED7E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(237 237 126);
color: hsl(60 76% 71%);
color: oklch(0.923 0.134 108.8);

#EDED7E FAQ

What color is #EDED7E?

#EDED7E is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Illuminating. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EDED7E?

#EDED7E is rgb(237, 237, 126) in RGB, hsl(60, 76%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 47%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EDED7E?

The complementary color of #EDED7E is #7E7EED, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EDED7E?

Black text has the best contrast on #EDED7E: 17.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EDED7E a warm or cool color?

#EDED7E is a warm color.