Colour

#FFED6E

#FFED6E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFED6E is a yellow with RGB values 255, 237, 110 and HSL 53°, 100%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFED6E#FFED6E

HEX#FFED6E

RGBrgb(255, 237, 110)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9294, 0.4314

RGB percentages100%, 92.9%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(52.6, 100%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 56.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 7.1%, 56.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,772,462

CSS custom property--colour: #FFED6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness231.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.59:1

Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8

Inverted#001291

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE761no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEE74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDED1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 17.7 Gold · ΔE 26.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 29 Dark khaki · ΔE 30.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 31.6 Yellow green · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 17.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6E80FF

Analogous#FFA46E, #C8FF6E

Triadic#6EFFED, #ED6EFF

Split complementary#6EC8FF, #A46EFF

Tetradic#6EFFA4, #6E80FF, #FF6EC8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFAD4

Lighter +10%#FFF3A1

Darker −10%#FFE73B

Darker −20%#FFE008

Darker −30%#D4BA00

Darker −40%#A18D00

More saturated +25%#FFED6E

Less saturated −25%#EDDF80

Channel breakdown

R255

G237

B110

Red255 (100%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue52.55°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness71.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G ED · B 6E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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