Recognised as Colour
#EDC437
- #EDC437
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EDC437 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 196, 55 and HSL 46°, 83%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EDC437#EDC437
HEX#EDC437
RGBrgb(237, 196, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7686, 0.2157
RGB percentages92.9%, 76.9%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(46.5, 83.5%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.5, 76.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 17.3%, 76.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,582,263
CSS custom property--colour: #EDC437;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.55:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#123BC8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3760ED
Analogous#ED6937, #BBED37
Triadic#37EDC4, #C437ED
Split complementary#37BBED, #6937ED
Tetradic#37ED69, #3760ED, #ED37BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G196
B55
Red237 (92.9%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue46.48°
Saturation (HSL)83.49%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G C4 · B 37
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