Colour

#EDEE76

#EDEE76
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EDEE76 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 238, 118 and HSL 61°, 78%, 70%. 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

#EDEE76#EDEE76

HEX#EDEE76

RGBrgb(237, 238, 118)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9333, 0.4627

RGB percentages92.9%, 93.3%, 46.3%

HSLhsl(60.5, 77.9%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60.5, 50.4%, 93.3%)

CMYK0.4%, 0%, 50.4%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,593,078

CSS custom property--colour: #EDEE76;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness227.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.09:1

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

Contrast with black17.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5

Inverted#121189

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FEE56Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEA7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FBE1D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 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 text17.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 14.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.8 Yellow green · ΔE 28.3 Gold · ΔE 33.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 14.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7776EE

Analogous#EEB376, #B1EE76

Triadic#76EDEE, #EE76ED

Split complementary#76B1EE, #B376EE

Tetradic#76EEB3, #7776EE, #EE76B1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFE

Lighter +20%#F9F9D1

Lighter +10%#F3F4A3

Darker −10%#E7E849

Darker −20%#E0E21C

Darker −30%#B3B516

Darker −40%#868711

More saturated +25%#FEFF65

Less saturated −25%#DADB89

Channel breakdown

R237

G238

B118

Red237 (92.9%)

Green238 (93.3%)

Blue118 (46.3%)

Hue60.5°

Saturation (HSL)77.92%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR ED · G EE · B 76

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