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Recognised as Colour

#EDE87C

  • #EDE87C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#EDE87C is a yellow with RGB values 237, 232, 124 and HSL 57°, 76%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EDE87C#EDE87C
HEX#EDE87C
RGBrgb(237, 232, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9098, 0.4863
RGB percentages92.9%, 91%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(57.3, 75.8%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.3, 47.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 47.7%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,591,548
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE87C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.43:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1
Inverted#121783

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F8E173no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAE681no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FBDCCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 8.6Dark khaki · ΔE 22Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22.4Navajo white · ΔE 29.9Moccasin · ΔE 30.4Yellow green · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 8.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C81ED
Analogous#EDAF7C, #BAED7C
Triadic#7CEDE8, #E87CED
Split complementary#7CBAED, #AF7CED
Tetradic#7CEDAF, #7C81ED, #ED7CBA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F8D6
Lighter +10%#F3F0A9
Darker −10%#E7E04F
Darker −20%#E1D822
Darker −30%#B7B019
Darker −40%#8A8513
More saturated +25%#FFF86A
Less saturated −25%#DAD78F

Channel breakdown

R237
G232
B124
Red237 (92.9%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue57.35°
Saturation (HSL)75.84%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E8 · B 7C

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