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Recognised as Colour

#EDE9C4

  • #EDE9C4
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#EDE9C4 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 233, 196 and HSL 54°, 53%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#EDE9C4#EDE9C4
HEX#EDE9C4
RGBrgb(237, 233, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9137, 0.7686
RGB percentages92.9%, 91.4%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(54.1, 53.2%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.1, 17.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 17.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,591,876
CSS custom property--colour: #EDE9C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.05:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#12163B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0E6C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2E9C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#F4E4DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 7Blanched almond · ΔE 7.3Cornsilk · ΔE 7.5Beige · ΔE 7.7Papaya whip · ΔE 7.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 5.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4C8ED
Analogous#EDD5C4, #DDEDC4
Triadic#C4EDE9, #E9C4ED
Split complementary#C4DDED, #D5C4ED
Tetradic#C4EDD5, #C4C8ED, #EDC4DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F8EB
Darker −10%#E1DA9D
Darker −20%#D5CC76
Darker −30%#C9BD4F
Darker −40%#AFA436
More saturated +25%#F7F1BA
Less saturated −25%#E3E1CE

Channel breakdown

R237
G233
B196
Red237 (92.9%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue54.15°
Saturation (HSL)53.25%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G E9 · B C4

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