Colour
#EDD526
- #EDD526
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EDD526 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 213, 38 and HSL 53°, 85%, 54%. 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
#EDD526#EDD526
HEX#EDD526
RGBrgb(237, 213, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8353, 0.149
RGB percentages92.9%, 83.5%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(52.8, 84.7%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 84%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 84%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,586,598
CSS custom property--colour: #EDD526;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.15:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#122AD9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#263EED
Analogous#ED7226, #A1ED26
Triadic#26EDD5, #D526ED
Split complementary#26A1ED, #7226ED
Tetradic#26ED72, #263EED, #ED26A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G213
B38
Red237 (92.9%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue52.76°
Saturation (HSL)84.68%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G D5 · B 26
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