Colour

#EDDB8D

#EDDB8D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EDDB8D is a yellow with RGB values 237, 219, 141 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

#EDDB8D#EDDB8D

HEX#EDDB8D

RGBrgb(237, 219, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8588, 0.5529

RGB percentages92.9%, 85.9%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(48.7, 72.7%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.7, 40.5%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 7.6%, 40.5%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,588,237

CSS custom property--colour: #EDDB8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.12:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#122472

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAD787no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#EFDD90no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FBD0C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 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 text15.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 14.6 Navajo white · ΔE 15.5 Moccasin · ΔE 16.4 Wheat · ΔE 17.7

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.98, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D9FED

Analogous#EDAB8D, #CFED8D

Triadic#8DEDDB, #DB8DED

Split complementary#8DCFED, #AB8DED

Tetradic#8DEDAB, #8D9FED, #ED8DCF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF7E5

Lighter +10%#F4E9B9

Darker −10%#E6CD61

Darker −20%#DFBF35

Darker −30%#C2A41F

Darker −40%#967F18

More saturated +25%#FEE57D

Less saturated −25%#DDD19E

Channel breakdown

R237

G219

B141

Red237 (92.9%)

Green219 (85.9%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue48.75°

Saturation (HSL)72.73%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G DB · B 8D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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