Recognised as Colour
#EDD647
- #EDD647
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EDD647 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 214, 71 and HSL 52°, 82%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EDD647#EDD647
HEX#EDD647
RGBrgb(237, 214, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8392, 0.2784
RGB percentages92.9%, 83.9%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(51.7, 82.2%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 70%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 70%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,586,887
CSS custom property--colour: #EDD647;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.31:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#1229B8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#475EED
Analogous#ED8347, #B1ED47
Triadic#47EDD6, #D647ED
Split complementary#47B1ED, #8347ED
Tetradic#47ED83, #475EED, #ED47B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G214
B71
Red237 (92.9%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue51.69°
Saturation (HSL)82.18%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G D6 · B 47
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