Recognised as Colour
#EDCF37
- #EDCF37
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EDCF37 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 207, 55 and HSL 50°, 83%, 57%. 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
#EDCF37#EDCF37
HEX#EDCF37
RGBrgb(237, 207, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8118, 0.2157
RGB percentages92.9%, 81.2%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(50.1, 83.5%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 76.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 76.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,585,079
CSS custom property--colour: #EDCF37;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62906WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.58:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#1230C8
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 text13.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3755ED
Analogous#ED7437, #B0ED37
Triadic#37EDCF, #CF37ED
Split complementary#37B0ED, #7437ED
Tetradic#37ED74, #3755ED, #ED37B0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G207
B55
Red237 (92.9%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue50.11°
Saturation (HSL)83.49%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G CF · B 37
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