Colour

#EDDC7D

#EDDC7D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EDDC7D is a yellow with RGB values 237, 220, 125 and HSL 51°, 76%, 71%. 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

#EDDC7D#EDDC7D

HEX#EDDC7D

RGBrgb(237, 220, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8627, 0.4902

RGB percentages92.9%, 86.3%, 49%

HSLhsl(50.9, 75.7%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 47.3%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 7.2%, 47.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,588,477

CSS custom property--colour: #EDDC7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.13:1

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

Contrast with black15.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#122382

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECD775no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1DE81no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FCD0C5no 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 text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 5.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.9 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 18 Navajo white · ΔE 23.3 Moccasin · ΔE 24.3 Burlywood · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 5.21, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7D8EED

Analogous#EDA47D, #C6ED7D

Triadic#7DEDDC, #DC7DED

Split complementary#7DC6ED, #A47DED

Tetradic#7DEDA4, #7D8EED, #ED7DC6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9F4D7

Lighter +10%#F3E8AA

Darker −10%#E7D050

Darker −20%#E1C423

Darker −30%#B8A019

Darker −40%#8B7913

More saturated +25%#FFE96B

Less saturated −25%#DBCF90

Channel breakdown

R237

G220

B125

Red237 (92.9%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue50.89°

Saturation (HSL)75.68%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G DC · B 7D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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