Recognised as Colour
#EDC64B
- #EDC64B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EDC64B is a yellow with RGB values 237, 198, 75 and HSL 46°, 82%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EDC64B#EDC64B
HEX#EDC64B
RGBrgb(237, 198, 75)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7765, 0.2941
RGB percentages92.9%, 77.6%, 29.4%
HSLhsl(45.6, 81.8%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.6, 68.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 16.5%, 68.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,582,795
CSS custom property--colour: #EDC64B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58901WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.78:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#1239B4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4B72ED
Analogous#ED754B, #C3ED4B
Triadic#4BEDC6, #C64BED
Split complementary#4BC3ED, #754BED
Tetradic#4BED75, #4B72ED, #ED4BC3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G198
B75
Red237 (92.9%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue75 (29.4%)
Hue45.56°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G C6 · B 4B
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