Colour

#EDD430

#EDD430
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EDD430 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 212, 48 and HSL 52°, 84%, 56%. 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

#EDD430#EDD430

HEX#EDD430

RGBrgb(237, 212, 48)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8314, 0.1882

RGB percentages92.9%, 83.1%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(52.1, 84%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 79.7%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 10.5%, 79.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,586,352

CSS custom property--colour: #EDD430;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65305WCAG 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#122BCF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9CE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0D73Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC4B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.1 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 11.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.5 Yellow · ΔE 25.9 Khaki · ΔE 32.4 Orange · ΔE 32.7 Yellow green · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3049ED

Analogous#ED7530, #A8ED30

Triadic#30EDD4, #D430ED

Split complementary#30A8ED, #7630ED

Tetradic#30ED75, #3049ED, #ED30A7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFBEC

Lighter +30%#F9F1BD

Lighter +20%#F5E78E

Lighter +10%#F1DE5F

Darker −10%#D7BD13

Darker −20%#A8940F

Darker −30%#796B0B

Darker −40%#4B4206

More saturated +25%#FFE11E

Less saturated −25%#D1BF4C

Channel breakdown

R237

G212

B48

Red237 (92.9%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue52.06°

Saturation (HSL)84%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G D4 · B 30

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Colour values

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