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Recognised as Colour

#EDE298

  • #EDE298
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EDE298 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 226, 152 and HSL 52°, 70%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EDE298#EDE298
HEX#EDE298
RGBrgb(237, 226, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8863, 0.5961
RGB percentages92.9%, 88.6%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(52.2, 70.2%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 35.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.6%, 35.9%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,590,040
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE298;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.93:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#121D67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFDD93no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3E29Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F9D8CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.9Khaki · ΔE 7.8Navajo white · ΔE 14.7Moccasin · ΔE 14.8Wheat · ΔE 15.9Dark khaki · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#98A3ED
Analogous#EDB898, #CDED98
Triadic#98EDE2, #E298ED
Split complementary#98CDED, #B898ED
Tetradic#98EDB7, #98A3ED, #ED98CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFAEF
Lighter +10%#F5EEC3
Darker −10%#E5D66D
Darker −20%#DECA41
Darker −30%#C9B323
Darker −40%#9D8D1C
More saturated +25%#FCED89
Less saturated −25%#DED7A7

Channel breakdown

R237
G226
B152
Red237 (92.9%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue52.24°
Saturation (HSL)70.25%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E2 · B 98

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