Colour

#EDE52D

#EDE52D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EDE52D is a yellow with RGB values 237, 229, 45 and HSL 58°, 84%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EDE52D#EDE52D

HEX#EDE52D

RGBrgb(237, 229, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.898, 0.1765

RGB percentages92.9%, 89.8%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(57.5, 84.2%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(57.5, 81%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 3.4%, 81%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,590,701

CSS custom property--colour: #EDE52D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.85:1

Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#121AD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F9DC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FDE33Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD5C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15.2 Yellow · ΔE 16.4 Yellow green · ΔE 29.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 32.9 Green yellow · ΔE 36.8 Khaki · ΔE 37.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2D35ED

Analogous#ED852D, #95ED2D

Triadic#2DEDE5, #E52DED

Split complementary#2D95ED, #852DED

Tetradic#2DED85, #2D35ED, #ED2D95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFCE9

Lighter +30%#F9F6BA

Lighter +20%#F5F18B

Lighter +10%#F1EB5C

Darker −10%#D5CD12

Darker −20%#A69F0E

Darker −30%#77720A

Darker −40%#484506

More saturated +25%#FFF61B

Less saturated −25%#D1CB4A

Channel breakdown

R237

G229

B45

Red237 (92.9%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue57.5°

Saturation (HSL)84.21%

Lightness55.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G E5 · B 2D

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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