Colour

#EDD425

#EDD425
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EDD425 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 212, 37 and HSL 53°, 85%, 54%. 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

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HEX#EDD425

RGBrgb(237, 212, 37)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8314, 0.1451

RGB percentages92.9%, 83.1%, 14.5%

HSLhsl(52.5, 84.7%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 84.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 10.5%, 84.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,586,341

CSS custom property--colour: #EDD425;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.05:1

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

Contrast with black14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#122BDA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9CE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0D735no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC4B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.3 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 text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 9.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.8 Yellow · ΔE 23.9 Orange · ΔE 33 Yellow green · ΔE 34.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 9.68, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#253EED

Analogous#ED7025, #A2ED25

Triadic#25EDD4, #D425ED

Split complementary#25A2ED, #7025ED

Tetradic#25ED70, #253EED, #ED25A2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF9E1

Lighter +30%#F9F0B2

Lighter +20%#F5E783

Lighter +10%#F1DD54

Darker −10%#CEB611

Darker −20%#9F8D0D

Darker −30%#706309

Darker −40%#413905

More saturated +25%#FFE213

Less saturated −25%#D0BE42

Channel breakdown

R237

G212

B37

Red237 (92.9%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue37 (14.5%)

Hue52.5°

Saturation (HSL)84.75%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G D4 · B 25

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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