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Recognised as Colour

#EDE388

  • #EDE388
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#EDE388 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 227, 136 and HSL 54°, 74%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EDE388#EDE388
HEX#EDE388
RGBrgb(237, 227, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8902, 0.5333
RGB percentages92.9%, 89%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(54.1, 73.7%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.1, 42.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 4.2%, 42.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,590,280
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE388;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.94:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF
Inverted#121C77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2DD81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5E38Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#FAD8CDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 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 text15.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 1.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.8Dark khaki · ΔE 17.1Navajo white · ΔE 22Moccasin · ΔE 22.5Wheat · ΔE 24
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 1.21, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8892ED
Analogous#EDB188, #C5ED88
Triadic#88EDE3, #E388ED
Split complementary#88C5ED, #B188ED
Tetradic#88EDB1, #8892ED, #ED88C5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF8E1
Lighter +10%#F4EDB4
Darker −10%#E6D95C
Darker −20%#E0CE2F
Darker −30%#BFAF1D
Darker −40%#938616
More saturated +25%#FEF177
Less saturated −25%#DCD599

Channel breakdown

R237
G227
B136
Red237 (92.9%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue54.06°
Saturation (HSL)73.72%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E3 · B 88

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