Colour

#FFEDA0

#FFEDA0
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFEDA0 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 237, 160 and HSL 49°, 100%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFEDA0#FFEDA0

HEX#FFEDA0

RGBrgb(255, 237, 160)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9294, 0.6275

RGB percentages100%, 92.9%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(48.6, 100%, 81.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 37.3%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 7.1%, 37.3%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,772,512

CSS custom property--colour: #FFEDA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness235.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.87:1

Contrast with white1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB

Inverted#00125F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FCE99Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEFA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE2D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.3 Navajo white · ΔE 14.9 Moccasin · ΔE 15.1 Wheat · ΔE 17.2 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.74, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0B2FF

Analogous#FFBEA0, #E2FFA0

Triadic#A0FFED, #EDA0FF

Split complementary#A0E2FF, #BEA0FF

Tetradic#A0FFBE, #A0B2FF, #FFA0E2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFF7D3

Darker −10%#FFE36D

Darker −20%#FFDA3A

Darker −30%#FFD007

Darker −40%#D3AB00

More saturated +25%#FFEDA0

Less saturated −25%#F3E6AC

Channel breakdown

R255

G237

B160

Red255 (100%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue48.63°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness81.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G ED · B A0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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