Recognised as Colour

#EDD033

#EDD033
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EDD033 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 208, 51 and HSL 51°, 84%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EDD033#EDD033

HEX#EDD033

RGBrgb(237, 208, 51)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8157, 0.2

RGB percentages92.9%, 81.6%, 20%

HSLhsl(50.6, 83.8%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 78.5%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 12.2%, 78.5%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,585,331

CSS custom property--colour: #EDD033;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.67:1

Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#122FCC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5CB04no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDD53Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC0B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.8 Yellow · ΔE 28.8 Orange · ΔE 30.6 Khaki · ΔE 31.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3350ED

Analogous#ED7333, #ADED33

Triadic#33EDD0, #D033ED

Split complementary#33ADED, #7333ED

Tetradic#33ED73, #3350ED, #ED33AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFBEE

Lighter +30%#F9F0C0

Lighter +20%#F5E691

Lighter +10%#F1DB62

Darker −10%#DABB13

Darker −20%#AB930F

Darker −30%#7C6A0B

Darker −40%#4D4207

More saturated +25%#FFDC21

Less saturated −25%#D1BD4F

Channel breakdown

R237

G208

B51

Red237 (92.9%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue51 (20%)

Hue50.65°

Saturation (HSL)83.78%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G D0 · B 33

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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