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Colour

#EDEEA9

  • #EDEEA9
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EDEEA9 is a yellow with RGB values 237, 238, 169 and HSL 61°, 67%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EDEEA9#EDEEA9
HEX#EDEEA9
RGBrgb(237, 238, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9333, 0.6627
RGB percentages92.9%, 93.3%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(60.9, 67%, 79.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.9, 29%, 93.3%)
CMYK0.4%, 0%, 29%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,593,129
CSS custom property--colour: #EDEEA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82018WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.4:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9
Inverted#121156

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F9E8A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAEBACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F7E6DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 4.5Khaki · ΔE 11.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 13.4Moccasin · ΔE 15.1Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 15.6Wheat · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 4.49, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAA9EE
Analogous#EECDA9, #CBEEA9
Triadic#A9EDEE, #EEA9ED
Split complementary#A9CBEE, #CCA9EE
Tetradic#A9EECD, #AAA9EE, #EEA9CB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFE
Lighter +10%#F6F6D4
Darker −10%#E4E67E
Darker −20%#DBDD54
Darker −30%#D2D42A
Darker −40%#A8A922
More saturated +25%#FAFB9C
Less saturated −25%#E0E1B6

Channel breakdown

R237
G238
B169
Red237 (92.9%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue60.87°
Saturation (HSL)66.99%
Lightness79.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR ED · G EE · B A9

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