Recognised as Colour
#EDE684
- #EDE684
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#EDE684 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 230, 132 and HSL 56°, 74%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#EDE684#EDE684
HEX#EDE684
RGBrgb(237, 230, 132)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.902, 0.5176
RGB percentages92.9%, 90.2%, 51.8%
HSLhsl(56, 74.5%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56, 44.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 3%, 44.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,591,044
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE684;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76264WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.25:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#12197B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#848BED
Analogous#EDB284, #C0ED84
Triadic#84EDE6, #E684ED
Split complementary#84C0ED, #B284ED
Tetradic#84EDB2, #848BED, #ED84C0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G230
B132
Red237 (92.9%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue132 (51.8%)
Hue56°
Saturation (HSL)74.47%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E6 · B 84
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