Colour
#EAC31C
- #EAC31C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EAC31C is a yellow with RGB values 234, 195, 28 and HSL 49°, 83%, 51%. 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
#EAC31C#EAC31C
HEX#EAC31C
RGBrgb(234, 195, 28)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.7647, 0.1098
RGB percentages91.8%, 76.5%, 11%
HSLhsl(48.6, 83.1%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 88%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 16.7%, 88%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,385,372
CSS custom property--colour: #EAC31C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.32:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#153CE3
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1C43EA
Analogous#EA5C1C, #AAEA1C
Triadic#1CEAC3, #C31CEA
Split complementary#1CAAEA, #5C1CEA
Tetradic#1CEA5C, #1C43EA, #EA1CAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G195
B28
Red234 (91.8%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue28 (11%)
Hue48.64°
Saturation (HSL)83.06%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G C3 · B 1C
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