Recognised as Colour

#EDD53B

#EDD53B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EDD53B is a yellow with RGB values 237, 213, 59 and HSL 52°, 83%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EDD53B#EDD53B

HEX#EDD53B

RGBrgb(237, 213, 59)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8353, 0.2314

RGB percentages92.9%, 83.5%, 23.1%

HSLhsl(51.9, 83.2%, 58%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 75.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 10.1%, 75.1%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,586,619

CSS custom property--colour: #EDD53B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.18:1

Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#122AC4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EACF1Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0D846no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC5B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.9 Yellow · ΔE 27.9 Khaki · ΔE 29.3 Yellow green · ΔE 32.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3B53ED

Analogous#ED7C3B, #ACED3B

Triadic#3BEDD5, #D53BED

Split complementary#3BACED, #7C3BED

Tetradic#3BED7C, #3B53ED, #ED3BAC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFDF6

Lighter +30%#FAF3C7

Lighter +20%#F6E998

Lighter +10%#F1DF6A

Darker −10%#E0C515

Darker −20%#B29C10

Darker −30%#83730C

Darker −40%#544A08

More saturated +25%#FFE229

Less saturated −25%#D2C156

Channel breakdown

R237

G213

B59

Red237 (92.9%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue59 (23.1%)

Hue51.91°

Saturation (HSL)83.18%

Lightness58.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G D5 · B 3B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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