Colour

#EDD440

#EDD440
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EDD440 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 212, 64 and HSL 51°, 83%, 59%. 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

#EDD440#EDD440

HEX#EDD440

RGBrgb(237, 212, 64)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8314, 0.251

RGB percentages92.9%, 83.1%, 25.1%

HSLhsl(51.3, 82.8%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 73%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 10.5%, 73%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,586,368

CSS custom property--colour: #EDD440;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.09:1

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

Contrast with black14.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#122BBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9CE26no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#EFD74Ano 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 62.8 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 text14.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 16.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.8 Khaki · ΔE 27.6 Yellow · ΔE 29.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.7 Yellow green · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4059ED

Analogous#ED7E40, #AFED40

Triadic#40EDD4, #D440ED

Split complementary#40B0ED, #7D40ED

Tetradic#40ED7E, #4059ED, #ED40B0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFEFA

Lighter +30%#FAF3CC

Lighter +20%#F6E99D

Lighter +10%#F1DE6F

Darker −10%#E4C716

Darker −20%#B69E11

Darker −30%#87760D

Darker −40%#594D08

More saturated +25%#FFE12E

Less saturated −25%#D3C15A

Channel breakdown

R237

G212

B64

Red237 (92.9%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue64 (25.1%)

Hue51.33°

Saturation (HSL)82.78%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G D4 · B 40

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Colour values

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