Recognised as Colour
#EDB317
- #EDB317
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EDB317 is a orange with RGB values 237, 179, 23 and HSL 44°, 86%, 51%. 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
#EDB317#EDB317
HEX#EDB317
RGBrgb(237, 179, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.702, 0.0902
RGB percentages92.9%, 70.2%, 9%
HSLhsl(43.7, 85.6%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(43.7, 90.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 24.5%, 90.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,577,879
CSS custom property--colour: #EDB317;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.06:1
Contrast with white1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#124CE8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1751ED
Analogous#ED4817, #BCED17
Triadic#17EDB3, #B317ED
Split complementary#17BCED, #4817ED
Tetradic#17ED48, #1751ED, #ED17BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G179
B23
Red237 (92.9%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue43.74°
Saturation (HSL)85.6%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G B3 · B 17
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