Colour

#EDD42E

#EDD42E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EDD42E is a yellow with RGB values 237, 212, 46 and HSL 52°, 84%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

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HEX#EDD42E

RGBrgb(237, 212, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8314, 0.1804

RGB percentages92.9%, 83.1%, 18%

HSLhsl(52.1, 84.1%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 80.6%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 10.5%, 80.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,586,350

CSS custom property--colour: #EDD42E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.06:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#122BD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9CE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0D73Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC4B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.7 Yellow · ΔE 25.5 Orange · ΔE 32.8 Khaki · ΔE 33 Yellow green · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E47ED

Analogous#ED752E, #A6ED2E

Triadic#2EEDD4, #D42EED

Split complementary#2EA6ED, #752EED

Tetradic#2EED75, #2E47ED, #ED2EA6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFBEA

Lighter +30%#F9F1BB

Lighter +20%#F5E78C

Lighter +10%#F1DE5D

Darker −10%#D6BC12

Darker −20%#A7930E

Darker −30%#78690A

Darker −40%#494006

More saturated +25%#FFE11C

Less saturated −25%#D1BF4A

Channel breakdown

R237

G212

B46

Red237 (92.9%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue52.15°

Saturation (HSL)84.14%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G D4 · B 2E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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