EDEDAE

#EDEDAE closest to Pollen

#EDEDAE is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Pollen. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.9% red, 92.9% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(237, 237, 174)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 64% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 7% black. #EDEDAE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.33:1.

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Variations of #EDEDAE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

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

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F9EBB0
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7E8AA
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F5E9AC
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F9EBB0
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F5EBAF
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F6E5DC
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F0EAC5
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E9E9E9
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EAEADC

#EDEDAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.21:1 Very poor#EDEDAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.33:1 Super#EDEDAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EDEDAE in CSS

/* Pollen */
.color { color: #EDEDAE; }
.background { background-color: #EDEDAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EDEDAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(237 237 174);
color: hsl(60 64% 81%);
color: oklch(0.931 0.081 107.9);

#EDEDAE FAQ

What color is #EDEDAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #EDEDAE?

#EDEDAE is rgb(237, 237, 174) in RGB, hsl(60, 64%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 27%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EDEDAE?

The complementary color of #EDEDAE is #AEAEED, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EDEDAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #EDEDAE: 17.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EDEDAE a warm or cool color?

#EDEDAE is a warm color.