Colour

#EDD438

#EDD438
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EDD438 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 212, 56 and HSL 52°, 83%, 57%. 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#EDD438

RGBrgb(237, 212, 56)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8314, 0.2196

RGB percentages92.9%, 83.1%, 22%

HSLhsl(51.7, 83.4%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 76.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 10.5%, 76.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,586,360

CSS custom property--colour: #EDD438;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.08:1

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

Contrast with black14.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#122BC7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9CE13no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0D743no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC4B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.3 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 text14.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 13.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.6 Yellow · ΔE 27.7 Khaki · ΔE 30.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.7 Orange · ΔE 32.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3851ED

Analogous#ED7A38, #ABED38

Triadic#38EDD4, #D438ED

Split complementary#38ACED, #7938ED

Tetradic#38ED7A, #3851ED, #ED38AC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFCF3

Lighter +30%#FAF2C4

Lighter +20%#F5E896

Lighter +10%#F1DE67

Darker −10%#DEC214

Darker −20%#AF9910

Darker −30%#80700C

Darker −40%#524707

More saturated +25%#FFE126

Less saturated −25%#D2C053

Channel breakdown

R237

G212

B56

Red237 (92.9%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue56 (22%)

Hue51.71°

Saturation (HSL)83.41%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G D4 · B 38

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