Colour

#EDED8D

#EDED8D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EDED8D is a yellow with RGB values 237, 237, 141 and HSL 60°, 73%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EDED8D#EDED8D

HEX#EDED8D

RGBrgb(237, 237, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9294, 0.5529

RGB percentages92.9%, 92.9%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(60, 72.7%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 40.5%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 40.5%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,592,845

CSS custom property--colour: #EDED8D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness228.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.1:1

Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6

Inverted#121272

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FBE685no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FDEA91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F9E2D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

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

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 5 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.4 Moccasin · ΔE 25.7 Navajo white · ΔE 25.7 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 5.02, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D8DED

Analogous#EDBD8D, #BDED8D

Triadic#8DEDED, #ED8DED

Split complementary#8DBDED, #BD8DED

Tetradic#8DEDBD, #8D8DED, #ED8DBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFBE5

Lighter +10%#F4F4B9

Darker −10%#E6E661

Darker −20%#DFDF35

Darker −30%#C2C21F

Darker −40%#969618

More saturated +25%#FEFE7D

Less saturated −25%#DDDD9E

Channel breakdown

R237

G237

B141

Red237 (92.9%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)72.73%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR ED · G ED · B 8D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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