Recognised as Colour
#EDCE44
- #EDCE44
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EDCE44 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 206, 68 and HSL 49°, 82%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EDCE44#EDCE44
HEX#EDCE44
RGBrgb(237, 206, 68)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8078, 0.2667
RGB percentages92.9%, 80.8%, 26.7%
HSLhsl(49, 82.4%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 71.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 13.1%, 71.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,584,836
CSS custom property--colour: #EDCE44;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.51:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#1231BB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4463ED
Analogous#ED7944, #B8ED44
Triadic#44EDCE, #CE44ED
Split complementary#44B8ED, #7944ED
Tetradic#44ED79, #4463ED, #ED44B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G206
B68
Red237 (92.9%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue68 (26.7%)
Hue48.99°
Saturation (HSL)82.44%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G CE · B 44
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