Recognised as Colour
#EDD661
- #EDD661
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#EDD661 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 214, 97 and HSL 50°, 80%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#EDD661#EDD661
HEX#EDD661
RGBrgb(237, 214, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8392, 0.3804
RGB percentages92.9%, 83.9%, 38%
HSLhsl(50.1, 79.5%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 59.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 59.1%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,586,913
CSS custom property--colour: #EDD661;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66961WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.39:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#12299E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6178ED
Analogous#ED9061, #BEED61
Triadic#61EDD6, #D661ED
Split complementary#61BEED, #9061ED
Tetradic#61ED90, #6178ED, #ED61BE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G214
B97
Red237 (92.9%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue50.14°
Saturation (HSL)79.55%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G D6 · B 61
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