Colour
#EAC933
- #EAC933
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EAC933 is a yellow with RGB values 234, 201, 51 and HSL 49°, 81%, 56%. 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
#EAC933#EAC933
HEX#EAC933
RGBrgb(234, 201, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.7882, 0.2
RGB percentages91.8%, 78.8%, 20%
HSLhsl(49.2, 81.3%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 78.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 78.2%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,386,931
CSS custom property--colour: #EAC933;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.9:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#1536CC
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 text12.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3354EA
Analogous#EA6E33, #AFEA33
Triadic#33EAC9, #C933EA
Split complementary#33AFEA, #6E33EA
Tetradic#33EA6E, #3354EA, #EA33AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G201
B51
Red234 (91.8%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue49.18°
Saturation (HSL)81.33%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G C9 · B 33
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