Recognised as Colour

#EDEDA8

#EDEDA8
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EDEDA8 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 237, 168 and HSL 60°, 66%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EDEDA8#EDEDA8

HEX#EDEDA8

RGBrgb(237, 237, 168)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9294, 0.6588

RGB percentages92.9%, 92.9%, 65.9%

HSLhsl(60, 65.7%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 29.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 29.1%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,592,872

CSS custom property--colour: #EDEDA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness230.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.28:1

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

Contrast with black17.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8

Inverted#121257

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8E7A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#F9EAABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F7E4DBno 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 text17.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 4.2 Khaki · ΔE 11.7 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 13.5 Moccasin · ΔE 14.8 Wheat · ΔE 15.6 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 15.7

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 4.21, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A8A8ED

Analogous#EDCBA8, #CBEDA8

Triadic#A8EDED, #EDA8ED

Split complementary#A8CBED, #CBA8ED

Tetradic#A8EDCB, #A8A8ED, #EDA8CB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FEFEFD

Lighter +10%#F6F6D2

Darker −10%#E4E47E

Darker −20%#DCDC53

Darker −30%#D1D12B

Darker −40%#A7A722

More saturated +25%#FAFA9B

Less saturated −25%#E0E0B5

Channel breakdown

R237

G237

B168

Red237 (92.9%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue168 (65.9%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)65.71%

Lightness79.41%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR ED · G ED · B A8

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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