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Colour

#EDD966

  • #EDD966
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#EDD966 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 217, 102 and HSL 51°, 79%, 66%. 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

#EDD966#EDD966
HEX#EDD966
RGBrgb(237, 217, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.851, 0.4
RGB percentages92.9%, 85.1%, 40%
HSLhsl(51.1, 78.9%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 57%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.4%, 57%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,587,686
CSS custom property--colour: #EDD966;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.72:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#122699

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBD45Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F1DB6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#FDCBC0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 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 text14.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 13.9Dark khaki · ΔE 22.9Goldenrod · ΔE 24.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.5Gold · ΔE 29.5Navajo white · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#667AED
Analogous#ED9566, #BEED66
Triadic#66EDD9, #D966ED
Split complementary#66BEED, #9566ED
Tetradic#66ED95, #667AED, #ED66BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFBEF
Lighter +20%#F8F0C1
Lighter +10%#F2E494
Darker −10%#E8CE38
Darker −20%#D4B819
Darker −30%#A69114
Darker −40%#79690E
More saturated +25%#FFE654
Less saturated −25%#D8CA7B

Channel breakdown

R237
G217
B102
Red237 (92.9%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue51.11°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G D9 · B 66

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