Colour
#EDD549
- #EDD549
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EDD549 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 213, 73 and HSL 51°, 82%, 61%. 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
#EDD549#EDD549
HEX#EDD549
RGBrgb(237, 213, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8353, 0.2863
RGB percentages92.9%, 83.5%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(51.2, 82%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 69.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 69.2%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,586,633
CSS custom property--colour: #EDD549;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.8 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#122AB6
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#4961ED
Analogous#ED8349, #B3ED49
Triadic#49EDD5, #D549ED
Split complementary#49B3ED, #8349ED
Tetradic#49ED83, #4961ED, #ED49B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G213
B73
Red237 (92.9%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue51.22°
Saturation (HSL)82%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G D5 · B 49
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