Colour
#EDC52D
- #EDC52D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EDC52D is a yellow with RGB values 237, 197, 45 and HSL 48°, 84%, 55%. 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
#EDC52D#EDC52D
HEX#EDC52D
RGBrgb(237, 197, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7725, 0.1765
RGB percentages92.9%, 77.3%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(47.5, 84.2%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 81%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 16.9%, 81%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,582,509
CSS custom property--colour: #EDC52D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.63:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#123AD2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D55ED
Analogous#ED652D, #B5ED2D
Triadic#2DEDC5, #C52DED
Split complementary#2DB5ED, #652DED
Tetradic#2DED65, #2D55ED, #ED2DB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G197
B45
Red237 (92.9%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue47.5°
Saturation (HSL)84.21%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G C5 · B 2D
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