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Recognised as Colour

#EDEA24

  • #EDEA24
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#EDEA24 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 234, 36 and HSL 59°, 85%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#EDEA24#EDEA24
HEX#EDEA24
RGBrgb(237, 234, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9176, 0.1412
RGB percentages92.9%, 91.8%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(59.1, 84.8%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.1, 84.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 1.3%, 84.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,591,972
CSS custom property--colour: #EDEA24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.4:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#1215DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FEE000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFE63Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDAC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.5 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 text16.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 12.5Gold · ΔE 17.1Yellow green · ΔE 29.9Green yellow · ΔE 34.1Goldenrod · ΔE 36.8Khaki · ΔE 40.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2427ED
Analogous#ED8524, #8CED24
Triadic#24EDEA, #EA24ED
Split complementary#248BED, #8524ED
Tetradic#24ED86, #2427ED, #ED248C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCE1
Lighter +30%#F9F8B1
Lighter +20%#F5F382
Lighter +10%#F1EF53
Darker −10%#CDCA11
Darker −20%#9E9C0D
Darker −30%#6F6D09
Darker −40%#403F05
More saturated +25%#FFFB12
Less saturated −25%#CFCD42

Channel breakdown

R237
G234
B36
Red237 (92.9%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue59.1°
Saturation (HSL)84.81%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G EA · B 24

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