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Recognised as Colour

#EDE187

  • #EDE187
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#EDE187 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 225, 135 and HSL 53°, 74%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EDE187#EDE187
HEX#EDE187
RGBrgb(237, 225, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8824, 0.5294
RGB percentages92.9%, 88.2%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(52.9, 73.9%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 43%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 5.1%, 43%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,589,767
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE187;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73604WCAG 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 15.72:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#121E78

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0DC80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4E18Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FBD6CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 1.8Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.6Dark khaki · ΔE 16.5Navajo white · ΔE 21.3Moccasin · ΔE 22Wheat · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 1.84, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8793ED
Analogous#EDAE87, #C6ED87
Triadic#87EDE1, #E187ED
Split complementary#87C6ED, #AE87ED
Tetradic#87EDAE, #8793ED, #ED87C6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF7E0
Lighter +10%#F4ECB3
Darker −10%#E6D65B
Darker −20%#E0CB2E
Darker −30%#BEAB1D
Darker −40%#928316
More saturated +25%#FEEE76
Less saturated −25%#DCD498

Channel breakdown

R237
G225
B135
Red237 (92.9%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue52.94°
Saturation (HSL)73.91%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E1 · B 87

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