Colour
#EAC307
- #EAC307
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EAC307 is a yellow with RGB values 234, 195, 7 and HSL 50°, 94%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EAC307#EAC307
HEX#EAC307
RGBrgb(234, 195, 7)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.7647, 0.0275
RGB percentages91.8%, 76.5%, 2.7%
HSLhsl(49.7, 94.2%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 97%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 16.7%, 97%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,385,351
CSS custom property--colour: #EAC307;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.31:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#153CF8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#072EEA
Analogous#EA5107, #A0EA07
Triadic#07EAC3, #C307EA
Split complementary#07A0EA, #5107EA
Tetradic#07EA51, #072EEA, #EA07A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G195
B7
Red234 (91.8%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue7 (2.7%)
Hue49.69°
Saturation (HSL)94.19%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G C3 · B 07
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