Recognised as Colour
#EDE45C
- #EDE45C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#EDE45C is a yellow with RGB values 237, 228, 92 and HSL 56°, 80%, 65%. 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
#EDE45C#EDE45C
HEX#EDE45C
RGBrgb(237, 228, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.8941, 0.3608
RGB percentages92.9%, 89.4%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(56.3, 80.1%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.3, 61.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.8%, 61.2%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,590,492
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE45C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.85:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#121BA3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5C65ED
Analogous#ED9C5C, #AEED5C
Triadic#5CEDE4, #E45CED
Split complementary#5CADED, #9C5CED
Tetradic#5CED9C, #5C65ED, #ED5CAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G228
B92
Red237 (92.9%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue56.28°
Saturation (HSL)80.11%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E4 · B 5C
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