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#edcd2c

a balanced, electric yellow · cool · closest name: gold

RGB
237, 205, 44
HSL
50°, 84%, 55%
CMYK
0, 14, 81, 7
Luminance
0.6185

Every format

HEX#edcd2c
RGBrgb(237, 205, 44)
HSLhsl(50, 84%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 81%, 7%)
LABlab(82.8 -3.8 76.4)
LCHlch(82.8 76.5 92.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.851 0.165 96.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #edcd2c;
background-color: #edcd2c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#edcd2c] bg-[#edcd2c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #edcd2c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.929, green: 0.804, blue: 0.173)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#edcd2c")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#edcd2c on white: 1.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#edcd2c on black: 13.37:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red92.9%
Green80.4%
Blue17.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta13.5%
Yellow81.4%
Key (black)7.1%

Color previews

#edcd2c text on a black background

contrast 13.37:1

Card sample

#edcd2c text on a white background

contrast 1.57:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #edcd2c;
Background color
Panel with #edcd2c background
background-color: #edcd2c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #edcd2c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(237, 205, 44, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(237, 205, 44, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #edcd2c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edcd2c, #8CED2C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #edcd2c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #edcd2c in the Color Lab