Recognised as Colour
#EDD15B
- #EDD15B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#EDD15B is a yellow with RGB values 237, 209, 91 and HSL 48°, 80%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#EDD15B#EDD15B
HEX#EDD15B
RGBrgb(237, 209, 91)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8196, 0.3569
RGB percentages92.9%, 82%, 35.7%
HSLhsl(48.5, 80.2%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 61.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.8%, 61.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,585,627
CSS custom property--colour: #EDD15B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.87:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#122EA4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5B77ED
Analogous#ED885B, #C0ED5B
Triadic#5BEDD1, #D15BED
Split complementary#5BC0ED, #885BED
Tetradic#5BED88, #5B77ED, #ED5BC0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G209
B91
Red237 (92.9%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue91 (35.7%)
Hue48.49°
Saturation (HSL)80.22%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G D1 · B 5B
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