Colour
#EDEDDD
- #EDEDDD
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Old lace
#EDEDDD is a yellow with RGB values 237, 237, 221 and HSL 60°, 31%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Old lace.
Colour values
#EDEDDD#EDEDDD
HEX#EDEDDD
RGBrgb(237, 237, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9294, 0.8667
RGB percentages92.9%, 92.9%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(60, 30.8%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 6.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 6.8%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,592,925
CSS custom property--colour: #EDEDDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.83793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness235.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.76:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#121222
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DDDDED
Analogous#EDE5DD, #E5EDDD
Triadic#DDEDED, #EDDDED
Split complementary#DDE5ED, #E5DDED
Tetradic#DDEDE5, #DDDDED, #EDDDE5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R237
G237
B221
Red237 (92.9%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)30.77%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR ED · G ED · B DD
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