Colour
#EDEADE
- #EDEADE
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Linen
#EDEADE is a yellow with RGB values 237, 234, 222 and HSL 48°, 29%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Linen.
Colour values
#EDEADE#EDEADE
HEX#EDEADE
RGBrgb(237, 234, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9176, 0.8706
RGB percentages92.9%, 91.8%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(48, 29.4%, 90%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 6.3%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 1.3%, 6.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,592,158
CSS custom property--colour: #EDEADE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.82124WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.42:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#121521
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DEE1ED
Analogous#EDE3DE, #E9EDDE
Triadic#DEEDEA, #EADEED
Split complementary#DEE9ED, #E3DEED
Tetradic#DEEDE3, #DEE1ED, #EDDEE9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G234
B222
Red237 (92.9%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness90%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G EA · B DE
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