Colour

#FFED5B

#FFED5B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFED5B is a yellow with RGB values 255, 237, 91 and HSL 53°, 100%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFED5B#FFED5B

HEX#FFED5B

RGBrgb(255, 237, 91)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9294, 0.3569

RGB percentages100%, 92.9%, 35.7%

HSLhsl(53.4, 100%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.4, 64.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 7.1%, 64.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,772,443

CSS custom property--colour: #FFED5B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness231 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.52:1

Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6

Inverted#0012A4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE648no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEE63no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDDCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 19.7 Khaki · ΔE 25.5 Yellow · ΔE 27 Goldenrod · ΔE 29 Yellow green · ΔE 32.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 36.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 19.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5B6DFF

Analogous#FF9B5B, #BFFF5B

Triadic#5BFFED, #ED5BFF

Split complementary#5BBFFF, #9B5BFF

Tetradic#5BFF9B, #5B6DFF, #FF5BBF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFEF4

Lighter +20%#FFF8C1

Lighter +10%#FFF38E

Darker −10%#FFE728

Darker −20%#F4D900

Darker −30%#C1AC00

Darker −40%#8E7E00

More saturated +25%#FFED5B

Less saturated −25%#EBDD70

Channel breakdown

R255

G237

B91

Red255 (100%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue91 (35.7%)

Hue53.41°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G ED · B 5B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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