Recognised as Colour
#EDD108
- #EDD108
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EDD108 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 209, 8 and HSL 53°, 93%, 48%. 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
#EDD108#EDD108
HEX#EDD108
RGBrgb(237, 209, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8196, 0.0314
RGB percentages92.9%, 82%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(52.7, 93.5%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 96.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.8%, 96.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,585,544
CSS custom property--colour: #EDD108;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63623WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.72:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#122EF7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0824ED
Analogous#ED5F08, #96ED08
Triadic#08EDD1, #D108ED
Split complementary#0896ED, #5F08ED
Tetradic#08ED5F, #0824ED, #ED0896
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G209
B8
Red237 (92.9%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue52.66°
Saturation (HSL)93.47%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G D1 · B 08
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