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Colour

#EDDB8A

  • #EDDB8A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#EDDB8A is a yellow with RGB values 237, 219, 138 and HSL 49°, 73%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EDDB8A#EDDB8A
HEX#EDDB8A
RGBrgb(237, 219, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8588, 0.5412
RGB percentages92.9%, 85.9%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(49.1, 73.3%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 41.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 7.6%, 41.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,588,234
CSS custom property--colour: #EDDB8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70503WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.1:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#122475

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAD784no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFDD8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FBD0C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12Dark khaki · ΔE 14.7Navajo white · ΔE 16.9Moccasin · ΔE 17.8Wheat · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 5.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A9CED
Analogous#EDA98A, #CEED8A
Triadic#8AEDDB, #DB8AED
Split complementary#8ACEED, #A98AED
Tetradic#8AEDAA, #8A9CED, #ED8ACE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF6E2
Lighter +10%#F4E9B6
Darker −10%#E6CD5E
Darker −20%#DFC032
Darker −30%#C0A31E
Darker −40%#947D17
More saturated +25%#FEE679
Less saturated −25%#DCD09B

Channel breakdown

R237
G219
B138
Red237 (92.9%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue49.09°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G DB · B 8A

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