Close to Vanilla
#EDD99C
#EDD99C is a light, rich yellow, close to the color Vanilla. In RGB it’s made of 92.9% red, 85.1% green, and 61.2% blue. Its hue is 45°, with 69% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EDD99C.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.40:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.01:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.40:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.01:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EDD99C as they’d see it.
#EDD99C in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #EDD99C
What color is #EDD99C?
#EDD99C is a light, rich yellow, close to the color Vanilla. In RGB it’s made of 92.9% red, 85.1% green, and 61.2% blue. Its hue is 45°, with 69% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EDD99C in RGB?
#EDD99C is rgb(237, 217, 156): 237 red, 217 green, and 156 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EDD99C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 8, 34, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EDD99C?
PANTONE 461 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EDD99C?
Its complement #CFD9FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.