#ede196

Color #ede196

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 7.34 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ede196

RGB

rgb(237, 225, 150)

HSL

hsl(51.7, 70.7%, 75.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.7, 36.7%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.1%, 36.7%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(88.95, -6.6, 38.19)

LCH

lch(88.95, 38.76, 99.81)

OKLCH

oklch(90.3%, 0.0956, 100.24)

HWB

hwb(51.7, 58.8%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a2ed

Analogous

#edb696

#ede196

#ceed96

Triadic

#ede196

#96ede1

#e196ed

Split-complementary

#ede196

#96ceed

#b696ed

Tetradic

#ede196

#a2ed96

#96a2ed

#e196ed

Square

#ede196

#96edb6

#96a2ed

#ed96ce

Shades

Color #ede196 mixed toward black.

#e4d15f

#dac128

#a5921c

#6e6213

#373109

Tints

Color #ede196 mixed toward white.

#f0e6a8

#f3ebb9

#f6f0cb

#f9f5dc

#fcfaee

Tones

Color #ede196 mixed toward gray.

#e6dc9d

#dfd6a5

#d7d1ac

#d0ccb3

#c9c7ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e8e8ac · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#e9e9b1 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#ecbbbe · ΔE 31.3

Achromatopsia

#dfdfdf · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ede196;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ede196]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#ede196 (#ede196) is rgb(237, 225, 150) in RGB.

No, #ede196 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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