Colour

#EDD86D

#EDD86D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EDD86D is a yellow with RGB values 237, 216, 109 and HSL 50°, 78%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EDD86D#EDD86D

HEX#EDD86D

RGBrgb(237, 216, 109)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8471, 0.4275

RGB percentages92.9%, 84.7%, 42.7%

HSLhsl(50.2, 78%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 54%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 8.9%, 54%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,587,437

CSS custom property--colour: #EDD86D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6822WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness213.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.64:1

Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5

Inverted#122792

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAD363no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#EFDB72no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FDCBC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 11 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 25.4 Navajo white · ΔE 28.7 Burlywood · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6D82ED

Analogous#ED986D, #C2ED6D

Triadic#6DEDD8, #D86DED

Split complementary#6DC2ED, #986DED

Tetradic#6DED98, #6D82ED, #ED6DC2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFCF5

Lighter +20%#F8F0C8

Lighter +10%#F3E49A

Darker −10%#E7CC40

Darker −20%#D9BA1B

Darker −30%#AC9315

Darker −40%#7E6C10

More saturated +25%#FFE45B

Less saturated −25%#D9CA82

Channel breakdown

R237

G216

B109

Red237 (92.9%)

Green216 (84.7%)

Blue109 (42.7%)

Hue50.16°

Saturation (HSL)78.05%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G D8 · B 6D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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