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Colour

#EDEBCD

  • #EDEBCD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Beige

#EDEBCD is a yellow with RGB values 237, 235, 205 and HSL 56°, 47%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#EDEBCD#EDEBCD
HEX#EDEBCD
RGBrgb(237, 235, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9216, 0.8039
RGB percentages92.9%, 92.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(56.2, 47.1%, 86.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.2, 13.5%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 0.8%, 13.5%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,592,397
CSS custom property--colour: #EDEBCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.37:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#121432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1E8CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2EACEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F2E7E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 4.4Cornsilk · ΔE 5.4Papaya whip · ΔE 6.1Light yellow · ΔE 6.8Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 6.9Blanched almond · ΔE 6.9
Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 4.43, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCFED
Analogous#EDDBCD, #DFEDCD
Triadic#CDEDEB, #EBCDED
Split complementary#CDDFED, #DBCDED
Tetradic#CDEDDB, #CDCFED, #EDCDDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBFAF3
Darker −10%#E0DCA8
Darker −20%#D2CD82
Darker −30%#C5BE5D
Darker −40%#AFA83F
More saturated +25%#F6F2C5
Less saturated −25%#E5E4D6

Channel breakdown

R237
G235
B205
Red237 (92.9%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue56.25°
Saturation (HSL)47.06%
Lightness86.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G EB · B CD

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