Recognised as Colour

#EDF96C

#EDF96C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#EDF96C is a yellow with RGB values 237, 249, 108 and HSL 65°, 92%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#EDF96C

RGBrgb(237, 249, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.9294, 0.9765, 0.4235

RGB percentages92.9%, 97.6%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(65.1, 92.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(65.1, 56.6%, 97.6%)

CMYK4.8%, 0%, 56.6%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,595,884

CSS custom property--colour: #EDF96C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.86839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness233.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.37:1

Contrast with white1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC

Inverted#120693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFEE5Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF174no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FBECDAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 24.1 Khaki · ΔE 24.3 Yellow · ΔE 29.7 Gold · ΔE 31.1 Green yellow · ΔE 34.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 24.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#786CF9

Analogous#F9BF6C, #A6F96C

Triadic#6CEDF9, #F96CED

Split complementary#6CA6F9, #BF6CF9

Tetradic#6CF9BF, #786CF9, #F96CA6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F9FDCE

Lighter +10%#F3FB9D

Darker −10%#E7F73B

Darker −20%#E1F50A

Darker −30%#B4C408

Darker −40%#879306

More saturated +25%#F2FF66

Less saturated −25%#DDE67F

Channel breakdown

R237

G249

B108

Red237 (92.9%)

Green249 (97.6%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue65.11°

Saturation (HSL)92.16%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR ED · G F9 · B 6C

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