Recognised as Colour
#EDCE35
- #EDCE35
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EDCE35 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 206, 53 and HSL 50°, 84%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EDCE35#EDCE35
HEX#EDCE35
RGBrgb(237, 206, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8078, 0.2078
RGB percentages92.9%, 80.8%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(49.9, 83.6%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 77.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.1%, 77.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,584,821
CSS custom property--colour: #EDCE35;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.48:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#1231CA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3554ED
Analogous#ED7235, #B0ED35
Triadic#35EDCE, #CE35ED
Split complementary#35B0ED, #7235ED
Tetradic#35ED72, #3554ED, #ED35B0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G206
B53
Red237 (92.9%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue49.89°
Saturation (HSL)83.64%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G CE · B 35
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