Colour
#EAC912
- #EAC912
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EAC912 is a yellow with RGB values 234, 201, 18 and HSL 51°, 86%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EAC912#EAC912
HEX#EAC912
RGBrgb(234, 201, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.7882, 0.0706
RGB percentages91.8%, 78.8%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(50.8, 85.7%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 92.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 92.3%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,386,898
CSS custom property--colour: #EAC912;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.86:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#1536ED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1233EA
Analogous#EA5D12, #9FEA12
Triadic#12EAC9, #C912EA
Split complementary#129FEA, #5D12EA
Tetradic#12EA5D, #1233EA, #EA129F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G201
B18
Red234 (91.8%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue50.83°
Saturation (HSL)85.71%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G C9 · B 12
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