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Colour

#FFED9B

  • #FFED9B
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#FFED9B is a yellow with RGB values 255, 237, 155 and HSL 49°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFED9B#FFED9B
HEX#FFED9B
RGBrgb(255, 237, 155)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.9294, 0.6078
RGB percentages100%, 92.9%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(49.2, 100%, 80.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 39.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 7.1%, 39.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,772,507
CSS custom property--colour: #FFED9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.84:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#001264

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FCE995no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFEF9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE2D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 5.9Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.4Navajo white · ΔE 17.1Moccasin · ΔE 17.4Wheat · ΔE 19.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 5.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9BADFF
Analogous#FFBB9B, #DFFF9B
Triadic#9BFFED, #ED9BFF
Split complementary#9BDFFF, #BB9BFF
Tetradic#9BFFBB, #9BADFF, #FF9BDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFF6CE
Darker −10%#FFE468
Darker −20%#FFDB35
Darker −30%#FFD102
Darker −40%#CEA900
More saturated +25%#FFED9B
Less saturated −25%#F3E5A8

Channel breakdown

R255
G237
B155
Red255 (100%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue49.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness80.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G ED · B 9B

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