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Colour

#EDD974

  • #EDD974
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#EDD974 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 217, 116 and HSL 50°, 77%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EDD974#EDD974
HEX#EDD974
RGBrgb(237, 217, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.851, 0.4549
RGB percentages92.9%, 85.1%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(50.1, 77.1%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 51.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 8.4%, 51.1%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,587,700
CSS custom property--colour: #EDD974;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.68891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness214.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.78:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#12268B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAD46Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#F0DC78no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FDCCC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 8.4Dark khaki · ΔE 18.3Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.4Navajo white · ΔE 26Burlywood · ΔE 27Goldenrod · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 8.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7488ED
Analogous#ED9C74, #C5ED74
Triadic#74EDD9, #D974ED
Split complementary#74C5ED, #9C74ED
Tetradic#74ED9C, #7488ED, #ED74C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFB
Lighter +20%#F9F2CE
Lighter +10%#F3E5A1
Darker −10%#E7CD47
Darker −20%#DEBE1D
Darker −30%#B19817
Darker −40%#847111
More saturated +25%#FFE562
Less saturated −25%#D9CC88

Channel breakdown

R237
G217
B116
Red237 (92.9%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue50.08°
Saturation (HSL)77.07%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G D9 · B 74

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