Colour

#EDECA7

#EDECA7
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EDECA7 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 236, 167 and HSL 59°, 66%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#EDECA7

RGBrgb(237, 236, 167)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9255, 0.6549

RGB percentages92.9%, 92.5%, 65.5%

HSLhsl(59.1, 66%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(59.1, 29.5%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 0.4%, 29.5%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,592,615

CSS custom property--colour: #EDECA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness229.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.16:1

Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7

Inverted#121358

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F7E6A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#F9EAAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F7E3DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 4 Khaki · ΔE 11.5 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 13.6 Moccasin · ΔE 14.5 Wheat · ΔE 15.3 Navajo white · ΔE 15.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 3.96, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A7A8ED

Analogous#EDC9A7, #CBEDA7

Triadic#A7EDEC, #ECA7ED

Split complementary#A7CBED, #C9A7ED

Tetradic#A7EDC9, #A7A8ED, #EDA7CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFC

Lighter +10%#F6F5D1

Darker −10%#E4E37D

Darker −20%#DCDA52

Darker −30%#D0CE2B

Darker −40%#A6A422

More saturated +25%#FAF99A

Less saturated −25%#E0DFB4

Channel breakdown

R237

G236

B167

Red237 (92.9%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue167 (65.5%)

Hue59.14°

Saturation (HSL)66.04%

Lightness79.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR ED · G EC · B A7

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Colour values

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