Colour
#EDB016
- #EDB016
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EDB016 is a orange with RGB values 237, 176, 22 and HSL 43°, 86%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EDB016#EDB016
HEX#EDB016
RGBrgb(237, 176, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.6902, 0.0863
RGB percentages92.9%, 69%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(43, 85.7%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43, 90.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 25.7%, 90.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,577,110
CSS custom property--colour: #EDB016;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#124FE9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1653ED
Analogous#ED4516, #BEED16
Triadic#16EDB0, #B016ED
Split complementary#16BEED, #4416ED
Tetradic#16ED45, #1653ED, #ED16BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G176
B22
Red237 (92.9%)
Green176 (69%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue42.98°
Saturation (HSL)85.66%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G B0 · B 16
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