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Colour

#EDEC00

  • #EDEC00
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#EDEC00 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 236, 0 and HSL 60°, 100%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#EDEC00#EDEC00
HEX#EDEC00
RGBrgb(237, 236, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9255, 0
RGB percentages92.9%, 92.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(59.7, 100%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.7, 100%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 0.4%, 100%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,592,448
CSS custom property--colour: #EDEC00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.6:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#1213FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFE72Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDCC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 8.4Gold · ΔE 18.5Yellow green · ΔE 32.3Green yellow · ΔE 33.4Goldenrod · ΔE 40.3Khaki · ΔE 45.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 8.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0001ED
Analogous#ED7600, #77ED00
Triadic#00EDEC, #EC00ED
Split complementary#0077ED, #7600ED
Tetradic#00ED76, #0001ED, #ED0077

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFBA
Lighter +30%#FFFE87
Lighter +20%#FFFE54
Lighter +10%#FFFE21
Darker −10%#BAB900
Darker −20%#878600
Darker −30%#545400
Darker −40%#212100
More saturated +25%#EDEC00
Less saturated −25%#CFCF1E

Channel breakdown

R237
G236
B0
Red237 (92.9%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue59.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR ED · G EC · B 00

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