Recognised as Colour
#EDE400
- #EDE400
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow
#EDE400 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 228, 0 and HSL 58°, 100%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.
Colour values
#EDE400#EDE400
HEX#EDE400
RGBrgb(237, 228, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8941, 0
RGB percentages92.9%, 89.4%, 0%
HSLhsl(57.7, 100%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.7, 100%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.8%, 100%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,590,400
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE400;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73491WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.7:1
Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#121BFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0009ED
Analogous#ED6D00, #7FED00
Triadic#00EDE4, #E400ED
Split complementary#007FED, #6E00ED
Tetradic#00ED6D, #0009ED, #ED007F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G228
B0
Red237 (92.9%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue57.72°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E4 · B 00
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