Recognised as Colour

#EDEE7F

#EDEE7F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EDEE7F is a yellow with RGB values 237, 238, 127 and HSL 61°, 77%, 72%. 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

#EDEE7F#EDEE7F

HEX#EDEE7F

RGBrgb(237, 238, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9333, 0.498

RGB percentages92.9%, 93.3%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(60.5, 76.6%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60.5, 46.6%, 93.3%)

CMYK0.4%, 0%, 46.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,593,087

CSS custom property--colour: #EDEE7F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80686WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness227.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.14:1

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

Contrast with black17.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6

Inverted#121180

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FDE675no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEA84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FAE2D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 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 text17.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 23.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.2 Yellow green · ΔE 30.5 Navajo white · ΔE 32 Moccasin · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#807FEE

Analogous#EEB77F, #B6EE7F

Triadic#7FEDEE, #EE7FED

Split complementary#7FB6EE, #B77FEE

Tetradic#7FEEB7, #807FEE, #EE7FB6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFAD9

Lighter +10%#F3F4AC

Darker −10%#E7E852

Darker −20%#E0E225

Darker −30%#BABB19

Darker −40%#8D8E13

More saturated +25%#FEFF6E

Less saturated −25%#DBDC91

Channel breakdown

R237

G238

B127

Red237 (92.9%)

Green238 (93.3%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue60.54°

Saturation (HSL)76.55%

Lightness71.57%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR ED · G EE · B 7F

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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