Recognised as Colour
#EDDA00
- #EDDA00
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EDDA00 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 218, 0 and HSL 55°, 100%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EDDA00#EDDA00
HEX#EDDA00
RGBrgb(237, 218, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8549, 0
RGB percentages92.9%, 85.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(55.2, 100%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.2, 100%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 8%, 100%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,587,840
CSS custom property--colour: #EDDA00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.63:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#1225FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0013ED
Analogous#ED6300, #8AED00
Triadic#00EDDA, #DA00ED
Split complementary#008AED, #6300ED
Tetradic#00ED63, #0013ED, #ED008A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G218
B0
Red237 (92.9%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue55.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G DA · B 00
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