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Recognised as Colour

#EDEE09

  • #EDEE09
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#EDEE09 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 238, 9 and HSL 60°, 93%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#EDEE09#EDEE09
HEX#EDEE09
RGBrgb(237, 238, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9333, 0.0353
RGB percentages92.9%, 93.3%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(60.3, 92.7%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.3, 96.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK0.4%, 0%, 96.2%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,592,969
CSS custom property--colour: #EDEE09;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.83:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#1211F6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFE930no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#FFDECBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 8.1Gold · ΔE 19.5Yellow green · ΔE 31.8Green yellow · ΔE 32.5Goldenrod · ΔE 41.1Khaki · ΔE 45.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 8.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0A09EE
Analogous#EE7C09, #7BEE09
Triadic#09EDEE, #EE09ED
Split complementary#097AEE, #7D09EE
Tetradic#09EE7C, #0A09EE, #EE097A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDC6
Lighter +30%#FBFB95
Lighter +20%#F8F964
Lighter +10%#F6F733
Darker −10%#BCBD07
Darker −20%#8B8C05
Darker −30%#5A5B03
Darker −40%#292902
More saturated +25%#F6F700
Less saturated −25%#CECF28

Channel breakdown

R237
G238
B9
Red237 (92.9%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue60.26°
Saturation (HSL)92.71%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR ED · G EE · B 09

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