Recognised as Colour
#EDE553
- #EDE553
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EDE553 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 229, 83 and HSL 57°, 81%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EDE553#EDE553
HEX#EDE553
RGBrgb(237, 229, 83)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.898, 0.3255
RGB percentages92.9%, 89.8%, 32.5%
HSLhsl(56.9, 81.1%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.9, 65%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 65%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,590,739
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE553;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74668WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.93:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#121AAC
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 text15.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#535BED
Analogous#ED9853, #A8ED53
Triadic#53EDE5, #E553ED
Split complementary#53A8ED, #9853ED
Tetradic#53ED98, #535BED, #ED53A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G229
B83
Red237 (92.9%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue83 (32.5%)
Hue56.88°
Saturation (HSL)81.05%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E5 · B 53
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