Recognised as Colour

#EDD64C

#EDD64C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EDD64C is a yellow with RGB values 237, 214, 76 and HSL 51°, 82%, 61%. 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

#EDD64C#EDD64C

HEX#EDD64C

RGBrgb(237, 214, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8392, 0.298

RGB percentages92.9%, 83.9%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(51.4, 81.7%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 67.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 9.7%, 67.9%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,586,892

CSS custom property--colour: #EDD64C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness210.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.32:1

Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#1229B3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAD039no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0D954no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC7BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 19.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.3 Khaki · ΔE 23.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 31.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.6 Yellow green · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 19.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C63ED

Analogous#ED864C, #B3ED4C

Triadic#4CEDD6, #D64CED

Split complementary#4CB3ED, #864CED

Tetradic#4CED86, #4C63ED, #ED4CB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF6D7

Lighter +20%#F6EBA9

Lighter +10%#F2E17A

Darker −10%#E8CB1E

Darker −20%#C0A713

Darker −30%#917F0F

Darker −40%#63560A

More saturated +25%#FFE33A

Less saturated −25%#D4C465

Channel breakdown

R237

G214

B76

Red237 (92.9%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue51.43°

Saturation (HSL)81.73%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G D6 · B 4C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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