Colour

#EDEF5B

#EDEF5B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#EDEF5B is a yellow with RGB values 237, 239, 91 and HSL 61°, 82%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#EDEF5B#EDEF5B

HEX#EDEF5B

RGBrgb(237, 239, 91)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9373, 0.3569

RGB percentages92.9%, 93.7%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(60.8, 82.2%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60.8, 61.9%, 93.7%)

CMYK0.8%, 0%, 61.9%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,593,307

CSS custom property--colour: #EDEF5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.1:1

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

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

Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4

Inverted#1210A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE548no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEA64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FDE1D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.6 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 text17.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 24.8 Gold · ΔE 25.2 Khaki · ΔE 25.8 Yellow · ΔE 26.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 34.4 Green yellow · ΔE 36.2

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 24.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5D5BEF

Analogous#EFA75B, #A3EF5B

Triadic#5BEDEF, #EF5BED

Split complementary#5BA3EF, #A75BEF

Tetradic#5BEFA7, #5D5BEF, #EF5BA3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFDE6

Lighter +20%#F7F8B8

Lighter +10%#F2F489

Darker −10%#E8EA2D

Darker −20%#CDD014

Darker −30%#9FA110

Darker −40%#71730B

More saturated +25%#FDFF4B

Less saturated −25%#D7D871

Channel breakdown

R237

G239

B91

Red237 (92.9%)

Green239 (93.7%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue60.81°

Saturation (HSL)82.22%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR ED · G EF · B 5B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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