Recognised as Colour

#EDDB7C

#EDDB7C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EDDB7C is a yellow with RGB values 237, 219, 124 and HSL 50°, 76%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EDDB7C#EDDB7C

HEX#EDDB7C

RGBrgb(237, 219, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8588, 0.4863

RGB percentages92.9%, 85.9%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(50.4, 75.8%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 47.7%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 7.6%, 47.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,588,220

CSS custom property--colour: #EDDB7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.02:1

Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8

Inverted#122483

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EBD674no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0DD80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FCCFC4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 5.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18.2 Navajo white · ΔE 23.2 Moccasin · ΔE 24.4 Burlywood · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 5.67, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C8EED

Analogous#EDA27C, #C7ED7C

Triadic#7CEDDB, #DB7CED

Split complementary#7CC7ED, #A37CED

Tetradic#7CEDA2, #7C8EED, #ED7CC6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F4D6

Lighter +10%#F3E7A9

Darker −10%#E7CF4F

Darker −20%#E1C222

Darker −30%#B79E19

Darker −40%#8A7713

More saturated +25%#FFE76A

Less saturated −25%#DACE8F

Channel breakdown

R237

G219

B124

Red237 (92.9%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue50.44°

Saturation (HSL)75.84%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G DB · B 7C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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