Recognised as Colour
#EDE503
- #EDE503
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow
#EDE503 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 229, 3 and HSL 58°, 98%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.
Colour values
#EDE503#EDE503
HEX#EDE503
RGBrgb(237, 229, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.898, 0.0118
RGB percentages92.9%, 89.8%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(57.9, 97.5%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.9, 98.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 98.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,590,659
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE503;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.7405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.81:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#121AFC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#030BED
Analogous#ED7003, #80ED03
Triadic#03EDE5, #E503ED
Split complementary#0380ED, #7003ED
Tetradic#03ED70, #030BED, #ED0380
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G229
B3
Red237 (92.9%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue57.95°
Saturation (HSL)97.5%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E5 · B 03
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