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Colour

#EDEF8A

  • #EDEF8A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#EDEF8A is a yellow with RGB values 237, 239, 138 and HSL 61°, 76%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EDEF8A#EDEF8A
HEX#EDEF8A
RGBrgb(237, 239, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9373, 0.5412
RGB percentages92.9%, 93.7%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(61.2, 75.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.2, 42.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK0.8%, 0%, 42.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,593,354
CSS custom property--colour: #EDEF8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.31:1
Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#121075

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FDE782no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFEB8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F9E4D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 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 text17.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 19.1Dark khaki · ΔE 22Navajo white · ΔE 28.1Moccasin · ΔE 28.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C8AEF
Analogous#EFBE8A, #BBEF8A
Triadic#8AEDEF, #EF8AED
Split complementary#8ABBEF, #BF8AEF
Tetradic#8AEFBE, #8C8AEF, #EF8ABB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFBE4
Lighter +10%#F4F5B7
Darker −10%#E6E95D
Darker −20%#DFE330
Darker −30%#C2C51B
Darker −40%#969815
More saturated +25%#FCFF7A
Less saturated −25%#DDDE9B

Channel breakdown

R237
G239
B138
Red237 (92.9%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue61.19°
Saturation (HSL)75.94%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR ED · G EF · B 8A

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