Colour

#EDD765

#EDD765
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EDD765 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 215, 101 and HSL 50°, 79%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EDD765#EDD765

HEX#EDD765

RGBrgb(237, 215, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8431, 0.3961

RGB percentages92.9%, 84.3%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(50.3, 79.1%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 57.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 9.3%, 57.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,587,173

CSS custom property--colour: #EDD765;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67545WCAG 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 14.51:1

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

Contrast with black14.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3

Inverted#12289A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9D259no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#EFDA6Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FEC9BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 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 text14.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 14 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.5 Gold · ΔE 29.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 14.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#657BED

Analogous#ED9365, #BFED65

Triadic#65EDD7, #D765ED

Split complementary#65BFED, #9365ED

Tetradic#65ED93, #657BED, #ED65BF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFBEE

Lighter +20%#F8EFC0

Lighter +10%#F2E393

Darker −10%#E8CB37

Darker −20%#D3B519

Darker −30%#A68E13

Darker −40%#78670E

More saturated +25%#FFE353

Less saturated −25%#D7C87A

Channel breakdown

R237

G215

B101

Red237 (92.9%)

Green215 (84.3%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue50.29°

Saturation (HSL)79.07%

Lightness66.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G D7 · B 65

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