Recognised as Colour
#EDD54A
- #EDD54A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EDD54A is a yellow with RGB values 237, 213, 74 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
#EDD54A#EDD54A
HEX#EDD54A
RGBrgb(237, 213, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8353, 0.2902
RGB percentages92.9%, 83.5%, 29%
HSLhsl(51.2, 81.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 68.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 68.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,586,634
CSS custom property--colour: #EDD54A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.22:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#122AB5
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 text14.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4A62ED
Analogous#ED844A, #B3ED4A
Triadic#4AEDD5, #D54AED
Split complementary#4AB4ED, #844AED
Tetradic#4AED84, #4A62ED, #ED4AB4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G213
B74
Red237 (92.9%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue51.17°
Saturation (HSL)81.91%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G D5 · B 4A
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