Colour
#EAB500
- #EAB500
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EAB500 is a yellow with RGB values 234, 181, 0 and HSL 46°, 100%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EAB500#EAB500
HEX#EAB500
RGBrgb(234, 181, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.7098, 0
RGB percentages91.8%, 71%, 0%
HSLhsl(46.4, 100%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.4, 100%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 22.6%, 100%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,381,760
CSS custom property--colour: #EAB500;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.11:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#154AFF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0035EA
Analogous#EA4000, #AAEA00
Triadic#00EAB5, #B500EA
Split complementary#00AAEA, #4000EA
Tetradic#00EA40, #0035EA, #EA00AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G181
B0
Red234 (91.8%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue46.41°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G B5 · B 00
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