Colour

#EDE588

#EDE588
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EDE588 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 229, 136 and HSL 55°, 74%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#EDE588

RGBrgb(237, 229, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.898, 0.5333

RGB percentages92.9%, 89.8%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(55.2, 73.7%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55.2, 42.6%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 3.4%, 42.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,590,792

CSS custom property--colour: #EDE588;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75821WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness222.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.16:1

Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0

Inverted#121A77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4DF81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#F7E48Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#FADACEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 1.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 17.8 Navajo white · ΔE 23.1 Moccasin · ΔE 23.5 Wheat · ΔE 25

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 1.71, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8890ED

Analogous#EDB388, #C3ED88

Triadic#88EDE5, #E588ED

Split complementary#88C3ED, #B388ED

Tetradic#88EDB2, #8890ED, #ED88C2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF8E1

Lighter +10%#F4EFB4

Darker −10%#E6DB5C

Darker −20%#E0D22F

Darker −30%#BFB21D

Darker −40%#938916

More saturated +25%#FEF377

Less saturated −25%#DCD799

Channel breakdown

R237

G229

B136

Red237 (92.9%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue55.25°

Saturation (HSL)73.72%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G E5 · B 88

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