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Recognised as Colour

#EDDC9C

  • #EDDC9C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EDDC9C is a yellow with RGB values 237, 220, 156 and HSL 47°, 69%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EDDC9C#EDDC9C
HEX#EDDC9C
RGBrgb(237, 220, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8627, 0.6118
RGB percentages92.9%, 86.3%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(47.4, 69.2%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 34.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 7.2%, 34.2%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,588,508
CSS custom property--colour: #EDDC9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.32:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#122363

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E9D998no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#EEDF9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F9D3CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.8Navajo white · ΔE 9.8Moccasin · ΔE 10.1Wheat · ΔE 10.9Khaki · ΔE 12.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CADED
Analogous#EDB39C, #D6ED9C
Triadic#9CEDDC, #DC9CED
Split complementary#9CD6ED, #B49CED
Tetradic#9CEDB3, #9CADED, #ED9CD6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFBF2
Lighter +10%#F5EBC7
Darker −10%#E5CD71
Darker −20%#DDBD46
Darker −30%#CBA825
Darker −40%#A0841D
More saturated +25%#FCE48D
Less saturated −25%#DED4AB

Channel breakdown

R237
G220
B156
Red237 (92.9%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue47.41°
Saturation (HSL)69.23%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G DC · B 9C

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