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Recognised as Colour

#EDDF97

  • #EDDF97
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EDDF97 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 223, 151 and HSL 50°, 70%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EDDF97#EDDF97
HEX#EDDF97
RGBrgb(237, 223, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8745, 0.5922
RGB percentages92.9%, 87.5%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(50.2, 70.5%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 36.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 36.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,589,271
CSS custom property--colour: #EDDF97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.6:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#122068

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECDB92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F1E09Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F9D5CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.9Khaki · ΔE 8.9Navajo white · ΔE 13.4Moccasin · ΔE 13.7Wheat · ΔE 14.8Dark khaki · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97A5ED
Analogous#EDB497, #D0ED97
Triadic#97EDDF, #DF97ED
Split complementary#97D0ED, #B497ED
Tetradic#97EDB4, #97A5ED, #ED97D0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFAEE
Lighter +10%#F5ECC2
Darker −10%#E5D26C
Darker −20%#DEC440
Darker −30%#C8AD23
Darker −40%#9D881B
More saturated +25%#FCE988
Less saturated −25%#DED5A6

Channel breakdown

R237
G223
B151
Red237 (92.9%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue50.23°
Saturation (HSL)70.49%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G DF · B 97

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