Colour

#EDCB0B

#EDCB0B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EDCB0B is a yellow with RGB values 237, 203, 11 and HSL 51°, 91%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EDCB0B#EDCB0B

HEX#EDCB0B

RGBrgb(237, 203, 11)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.7961, 0.0431

RGB percentages92.9%, 79.6%, 4.3%

HSLhsl(51, 91.1%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51, 95.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 14.3%, 95.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,584,011

CSS custom property--colour: #EDCB0B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60741WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.15:1

Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#1234F4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2C600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#EAD125no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFBAADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 7.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.2 Yellow · ΔE 26.6 Orange · ΔE 28.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.8 Yellow green · ΔE 38.3

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 7.1, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0B2DED

Analogous#ED5A0B, #9EED0B

Triadic#0BEDCB, #CB0BED

Split complementary#0B9EED, #5A0BED

Tetradic#0BED5A, #0B2DED, #ED0B9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCF4C8

Lighter +30%#FAEB97

Lighter +20%#F8E266

Lighter +10%#F6D935

Darker −10%#BCA109

Darker −20%#8C7806

Darker −30%#5B4E04

Darker −40%#2A2402

More saturated +25%#F8D300

Less saturated −25%#CEB52A

Channel breakdown

R237

G203

B11

Red237 (92.9%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue11 (4.3%)

Hue50.97°

Saturation (HSL)91.13%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G CB · B 0B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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