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Colour

#EDD66A

  • #EDD66A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#EDD66A is a yellow with RGB values 237, 214, 106 and HSL 49°, 78%, 67%. 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

#EDD66A#EDD66A
HEX#EDD66A
RGBrgb(237, 214, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8392, 0.4157
RGB percentages92.9%, 83.9%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(49.5, 78.4%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 55.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 55.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,586,922
CSS custom property--colour: #EDD66A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67138WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.43:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#122995

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8D160no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#EED96Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FDC8BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12.1Dark khaki · ΔE 20.5Goldenrod · ΔE 24.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.2Navajo white · ΔE 29.2Burlywood · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6A81ED
Analogous#ED956A, #C3ED6A
Triadic#6AEDD6, #D66AED
Split complementary#6AC3ED, #956AED
Tetradic#6AED95, #6A81ED, #ED6AC3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFCF3
Lighter +20%#F8EFC5
Lighter +10%#F2E398
Darker −10%#E8C93C
Darker −20%#D7B61A
Darker −30%#AA8F14
Darker −40%#7C690F
More saturated +25%#FFE258
Less saturated −25%#D8C87F

Channel breakdown

R237
G214
B106
Red237 (92.9%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue49.47°
Saturation (HSL)78.44%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G D6 · B 6A

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