Recognised as Colour
#EDB303
- #EDB303
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EDB303 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 179, 3 and HSL 45°, 98%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EDB303#EDB303
HEX#EDB303
RGBrgb(237, 179, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.702, 0.0118
RGB percentages92.9%, 70.2%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(45.1, 97.5%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.1, 98.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 24.5%, 98.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,577,859
CSS custom property--colour: #EDB303;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.05:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#124CFC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#033DED
Analogous#ED3E03, #B2ED03
Triadic#03EDB3, #B303ED
Split complementary#03B2ED, #3E03ED
Tetradic#03ED3E, #033DED, #ED03B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G179
B3
Red237 (92.9%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue45.13°
Saturation (HSL)97.5%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G B3 · B 03
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