Colour

#EED425

#EED425
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EED425 is a yellow with RGB values 238, 212, 37 and HSL 52°, 86%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EED425#EED425

HEX#EED425

RGBrgb(238, 212, 37)

RGB (0–1)0.9333, 0.8314, 0.1451

RGB percentages93.3%, 83.1%, 14.5%

HSLhsl(52.2, 85.5%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 84.5%, 93.3%)

CMYK0%, 10.9%, 84.5%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,651,877

CSS custom property--colour: #EED425;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.08:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#112BDA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EACE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1D735no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FFC3B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 9.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.6 Yellow · ΔE 24.1 Orange · ΔE 32.6 Yellow green · ΔE 34.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 35

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 9.33, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#253FEE

Analogous#EE7025, #A3EE25

Triadic#25EED4, #D425EE

Split complementary#25A3EE, #7025EE

Tetradic#25EE6F, #253FEE, #EE25A3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF9E2

Lighter +30%#F9F0B3

Lighter +20%#F5E784

Lighter +10%#F2DD54

Darker −10%#D0B710

Darker −20%#A08D0D

Darker −30%#716409

Darker −40%#423A05

More saturated +25%#FFE114

Less saturated −25%#D1BE42

Channel breakdown

R238

G212

B37

Red238 (93.3%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue37 (14.5%)

Hue52.24°

Saturation (HSL)85.53%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EE · G D4 · B 25

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Colour values

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