Recognised as Colour
#EDD208
- #EDD208
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EDD208 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 210, 8 and HSL 53°, 93%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EDD208#EDD208
HEX#EDD208
RGBrgb(237, 210, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8235, 0.0314
RGB percentages92.9%, 82.4%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(52.9, 93.5%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 96.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 96.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,585,800
CSS custom property--colour: #EDD208;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.82:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#122DF7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0823ED
Analogous#ED6008, #95ED08
Triadic#08EDD2, #D208ED
Split complementary#0896ED, #5F08ED
Tetradic#08ED60, #0823ED, #ED0896
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G210
B8
Red237 (92.9%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue52.93°
Saturation (HSL)93.47%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G D2 · B 08
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