Palettes / Colors / #EDCE02

#EDCE02 — Vivid Yellow

#EDCE02 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EDCE02 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0222ED; it also sits naturally between #ED5902 and #97ED02. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 81% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 99% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EDCE02

.text { color: #EDCE02; }
.background { background-color: #EDCE02; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDCE02; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 206, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 98%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDCE02; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 206, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDCE02; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 206, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDCE02">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDCE02">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDCE02

Tints of #EDCE02

Tones of #EDCE02

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0222ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDCE02: #000000.

How #EDCE02 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EDCE02 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EDCE01  ·  #EDCE03 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDCE02?

#EDCE02 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 206, 2). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDCE02?

#EDCE02 is RGB 237, 206, 2 — HSL 52°, 98%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 99%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDCE02?

Its complement is #0222ED; analogous partners are #ED5902 and #97ED02. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDCE02 for text?

Black text on #EDCE02 has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.