Palettes / Colors / #EDDE37

#EDDE37 — Vivid Yellow

#EDDE37 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gold (#FFD700) — not an exact match. CSS gold gives you #FFD700, a different color; use #EDDE37 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.

#EDDE37 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 #3646EC; it also sits naturally between #EC8236 and #A1EC36. 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 87% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 77% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EDDE37

.text { color: #EDDE37; }
.background { background-color: #EDDE37; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EDDE37; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(237, 222, 55); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 83%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EDDE37; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(237, 222, 55, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EDDE37; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(237, 222, 55, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EDDE37">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EDDE37">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EDDE37

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3646EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EDDE37: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EDDE37

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 #EDDE37 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 #EDDE37 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

← #EDDE36  ·  #EDDE38 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EDDE37?

#EDDE37 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 237, 222, 55). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EDDE37?

#EDDE37 is RGB 237, 222, 55 — HSL 55°, 83%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 77%, 7%.

What colors go with #EDDE37?

Its complement is #3646EC; analogous partners are #EC8236 and #A1EC36. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EDDE37 for text?

Black text on #EDDE37 has a contrast ratio of 15.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.