Palettes / Colors / #EDD040

#EDD040 — Vivid Yellow

#EDD040 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #EDD040 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EDD040 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 #405DED; it also sits naturally between #ED7A40 and #B3ED40. 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 82% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 73% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDD040

.text { color: #EDD040; }
.background { background-color: #EDD040; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDD040; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 208, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 83%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDD040; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 208, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDD040; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 208, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDD040">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDD040">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDD040

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #405DED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDD040: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDD040

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #EDD040 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 #EDD040 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

← #EDD03F  ·  #EDD041 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDD040?

#EDD040 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 208, 64). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDD040?

#EDD040 is RGB 237, 208, 64 — HSL 50°, 83%, 59% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 73%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDD040?

Its complement is #405DED; analogous partners are #ED7A40 and #B3ED40. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDD040 for text?

Black text on #EDD040 has a contrast ratio of 13.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.