Colour
#EDC720
- #EDC720
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EDC720 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 199, 32 and HSL 49°, 85%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EDC720#EDC720
HEX#EDC720
RGBrgb(237, 199, 32)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7804, 0.1255
RGB percentages92.9%, 78%, 12.5%
HSLhsl(48.9, 85.1%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 86.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 16%, 86.5%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,583,008
CSS custom property--colour: #EDC720;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58956WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.79:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#1238DF
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 text12.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2046ED
Analogous#ED6120, #ACED20
Triadic#20EDC7, #C720ED
Split complementary#20ADED, #6020ED
Tetradic#20ED60, #2046ED, #ED20AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G199
B32
Red237 (92.9%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue32 (12.5%)
Hue48.88°
Saturation (HSL)85.06%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G C7 · B 20
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