Colour

#EDD66E

#EDD66E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EDD66E is a yellow with RGB values 237, 214, 110 and HSL 49°, 78%, 68%. 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

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HEX#EDD66E

RGBrgb(237, 214, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8392, 0.4314

RGB percentages92.9%, 83.9%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(49.1, 77.9%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 53.6%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 9.7%, 53.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,586,926

CSS custom property--colour: #EDD66E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness212.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.44:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#122991

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E8D264no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#EED973no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FDC9BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 19.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.1 Navajo white · ΔE 27.4 Burlywood · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E85ED

Analogous#ED966E, #C5ED6E

Triadic#6EEDD6, #D66EED

Split complementary#6EC5ED, #966EED

Tetradic#6EED96, #6E85ED, #ED6EC5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFCF6

Lighter +20%#F8F0C9

Lighter +10%#F3E39B

Darker −10%#E7C941

Darker −20%#DAB71B

Darker −30%#AD9115

Darker −40%#7F6B10

More saturated +25%#FFE15C

Less saturated −25%#D9C982

Channel breakdown

R237

G214

B110

Red237 (92.9%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue49.13°

Saturation (HSL)77.91%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G D6 · B 6E

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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