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Recognised as Colour

#EDEDC9

  • #EDEDC9
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#EDEDC9 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 237, 201 and HSL 60°, 50%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#EDEDC9#EDEDC9
HEX#EDEDC9
RGBrgb(237, 237, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9294, 0.7882
RGB percentages92.9%, 92.9%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(60, 50%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 15.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 15.2%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,592,905
CSS custom property--colour: #EDEDC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.56:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#121236

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4EAC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4EBCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F3E8E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 4.8Beige · ΔE 6.5Cornsilk · ΔE 6.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 6.7Light yellow · ΔE 6.9Papaya whip · ΔE 8.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 4.81, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9C9ED
Analogous#EDDBC9, #DBEDC9
Triadic#C9EDED, #EDC9ED
Split complementary#C9DBED, #DBC9ED
Tetradic#C9EDDB, #C9C9ED, #EDC9DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAFAEF
Darker −10%#E0E0A3
Darker −20%#D4D47D
Darker −30%#C7C756
Darker −40%#B0B03A
More saturated +25%#F6F6C0
Less saturated −25%#E4E4D2

Channel breakdown

R237
G237
B201
Red237 (92.9%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR ED · G ED · B C9

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