Colour

#EDD330

#EDD330
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EDD330 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 211, 48 and HSL 52°, 84%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EDD330#EDD330

HEX#EDD330

RGBrgb(237, 211, 48)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8275, 0.1882

RGB percentages92.9%, 82.7%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(51.7, 84%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 79.7%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 11%, 79.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,586,096

CSS custom property--colour: #EDD330;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.96:1

Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#122CCF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E8CD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#EFD73Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC3B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.9 Yellow · ΔE 26.5 Orange · ΔE 32.2 Khaki · ΔE 32.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#304AED

Analogous#ED7530, #A8ED30

Triadic#30EDD3, #D330ED

Split complementary#30A8ED, #7530ED

Tetradic#30ED74, #304AED, #ED30A8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFBEC

Lighter +30%#F9F1BD

Lighter +20%#F5E78E

Lighter +10%#F1DD5F

Darker −10%#D7BC13

Darker −20%#A8930F

Darker −30%#796A0B

Darker −40%#4B4106

More saturated +25%#FFE01E

Less saturated −25%#D1BF4C

Channel breakdown

R237

G211

B48

Red237 (92.9%)

Green211 (82.7%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue51.75°

Saturation (HSL)84%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G D3 · B 30

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Colour values

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