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Recognised as Colour

#EDED79

  • #EDED79
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#EDED79 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 237, 121 and HSL 60°, 76%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EDED79#EDED79
HEX#EDED79
RGBrgb(237, 237, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9294, 0.4745
RGB percentages92.9%, 92.9%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(60, 76.3%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 48.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 48.9%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,592,825
CSS custom property--colour: #EDED79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.99:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#121286

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FDE56Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFE97Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FBE1D2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 12.5Dark khaki · ΔE 25.4Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26Yellow green · ΔE 29.3Navajo white · ΔE 33.9Moccasin · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7979ED
Analogous#EDB379, #B3ED79
Triadic#79EDED, #ED79ED
Split complementary#79B3ED, #B379ED
Tetradic#79EDB3, #7979ED, #ED79B3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9F9D3
Lighter +10%#F3F3A6
Darker −10%#E7E74C
Darker −20%#E1E11F
Darker −30%#B5B518
Darker −40%#888812
More saturated +25%#FFFF67
Less saturated −25%#DADA8C

Channel breakdown

R237
G237
B121
Red237 (92.9%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)76.32%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR ED · G ED · B 79

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