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Recognised as Colour

#EDEAC1

  • #EDEAC1
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#EDEAC1 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 234, 193 and HSL 56°, 55%, 84%. 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

#EDEAC1#EDEAC1
HEX#EDEAC1
RGBrgb(237, 234, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9176, 0.7569
RGB percentages92.9%, 91.8%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(55.9, 55%, 84.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.9, 18.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 1.3%, 18.6%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,592,129
CSS custom property--colour: #EDEAC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.14:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#12153E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F2E7BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3E9C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F4E4DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.9 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 text17.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 6Wheat · ΔE 8.4Blanched almond · ΔE 8.6Cornsilk · ΔE 8.8Light yellow · ΔE 9.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 5.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1C4ED
Analogous#EDD4C1, #DAEDC1
Triadic#C1EDEA, #EAC1ED
Split complementary#C1DAED, #D4C1ED
Tetradic#C1EDD4, #C1C4ED, #EDC1DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F7E9
Darker −10%#E2DD99
Darker −20%#D6CF72
Darker −30%#CBC24A
Darker −40%#AFA733
More saturated +25%#F7F3B7
Less saturated −25%#E3E1CB

Channel breakdown

R237
G234
B193
Red237 (92.9%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue55.91°
Saturation (HSL)55%
Lightness84.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G EA · B C1

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