Recognised as Colour
#EAC60B
- #EAC60B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EAC60B is a yellow with RGB values 234, 198, 11 and HSL 50°, 91%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EAC60B#EAC60B
HEX#EAC60B
RGBrgb(234, 198, 11)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.7765, 0.0431
RGB percentages91.8%, 77.6%, 4.3%
HSLhsl(50.3, 91%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 95.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 15.4%, 95.3%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,386,123
CSS custom property--colour: #EAC60B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.58:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#1539F4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0B2FEA
Analogous#EA560B, #9FEA0B
Triadic#0BEAC6, #C60BEA
Split complementary#0B9FEA, #560BEA
Tetradic#0BEA56, #0B2FEA, #EA0B9F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G198
B11
Red234 (91.8%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue11 (4.3%)
Hue50.31°
Saturation (HSL)91.02%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G C6 · B 0B
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