Recognised as Colour
#EDCF2A
- #EDCF2A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EDCF2A is a yellow with RGB values 237, 207, 42 and HSL 51°, 84%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EDCF2A#EDCF2A
HEX#EDCF2A
RGBrgb(237, 207, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8118, 0.1647
RGB percentages92.9%, 81.2%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(50.8, 84.4%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 82.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 82.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,585,066
CSS custom property--colour: #EDCF2A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.56:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#1230D5
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 text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A48ED
Analogous#ED6E2A, #AAED2A
Triadic#2AEDCF, #CF2AED
Split complementary#2AAAED, #6D2AED
Tetradic#2AED6E, #2A48ED, #ED2AAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G207
B42
Red237 (92.9%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue50.77°
Saturation (HSL)84.42%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G CF · B 2A
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