Recognised as Colour
#EDD546
- #EDD546
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EDD546 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 213, 70 and HSL 51°, 82%, 60%. 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
#EDD546#EDD546
HEX#EDD546
RGBrgb(237, 213, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8353, 0.2745
RGB percentages92.9%, 83.5%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(51.4, 82.3%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 70.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 70.5%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,586,630
CSS custom property--colour: #EDD546;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.21:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#122AB9
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 text14.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#465EED
Analogous#ED8146, #B2ED46
Triadic#46EDD5, #D546ED
Split complementary#46B2ED, #8246ED
Tetradic#46ED82, #465EED, #ED46B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G213
B70
Red237 (92.9%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue51.38°
Saturation (HSL)82.27%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G D5 · B 46
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