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Recognised as Colour

#EDD691

  • #EDD691
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EDD691 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 214, 145 and HSL 45°, 72%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EDD691#EDD691
HEX#EDD691
RGBrgb(237, 214, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8392, 0.5686
RGB percentages92.9%, 83.9%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(45, 71.9%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 38.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 9.7%, 38.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,586,961
CSS custom property--colour: #EDD691;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.63:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#12296E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4D38Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#EADA93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FBCCC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.8Navajo white · ΔE 11.4Khaki · ΔE 11.7Moccasin · ΔE 12.7Wheat · ΔE 13.7Burlywood · ΔE 14.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 9.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91A8ED
Analogous#EDA891, #D6ED91
Triadic#91EDD6, #D691ED
Split complementary#91D6ED, #A891ED
Tetradic#91EDA8, #91A8ED, #ED91D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF7E9
Lighter +10%#F4E6BD
Darker −10%#E6C665
Darker −20%#DFB539
Darker −30%#C59C20
Darker −40%#997919
More saturated +25%#FDDE81
Less saturated −25%#DDCEA1

Channel breakdown

R237
G214
B145
Red237 (92.9%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)71.88%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G D6 · B 91

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