Colour

#EDD95F

#EDD95F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EDD95F is a yellow with RGB values 237, 217, 95 and HSL 52°, 80%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#EDD95F

RGBrgb(237, 217, 95)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.851, 0.3725

RGB percentages92.9%, 85.1%, 37.3%

HSLhsl(51.5, 79.8%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 59.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 8.4%, 59.9%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,587,679

CSS custom property--colour: #EDD95F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68456WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness213.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.69:1

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

Contrast with black14.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#1226A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECD352no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1DB65no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FECBBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 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 text14.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 16.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 25.4 Gold · ΔE 26.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 30.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 16.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5F73ED

Analogous#ED925F, #BAED5F

Triadic#5FEDD9, #D95FED

Split complementary#5FBAED, #925FED

Tetradic#5FED92, #5F73ED, #ED5FBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFAE9

Lighter +20%#F7EFBB

Lighter +10%#F2E48D

Darker −10%#E8CE31

Darker −20%#CFB517

Darker −30%#A18D12

Darker −40%#73650D

More saturated +25%#FFE64D

Less saturated −25%#D7C975

Channel breakdown

R237

G217

B95

Red237 (92.9%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue95 (37.3%)

Hue51.55°

Saturation (HSL)79.78%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G D9 · B 5F

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