Colour

#EACB0E

#EACB0E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EACB0E is a yellow with RGB values 234, 203, 14 and HSL 52°, 89%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EACB0E#EACB0E

HEX#EACB0E

RGBrgb(234, 203, 14)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.7961, 0.0549

RGB percentages91.8%, 79.6%, 5.5%

HSLhsl(51.5, 88.7%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 94%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 13.2%, 94%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,387,406

CSS custom property--colour: #EACB0E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.05:1

Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4

Inverted#1534F1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1C600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9D027no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FDBAADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 8.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.4 Yellow · ΔE 26.2 Orange · ΔE 29.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.8 Yellow green · ΔE 36.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 8.08, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0E2DEA

Analogous#EA5D0E, #9BEA0E

Triadic#0EEACB, #CB0EEA

Split complementary#0E9BEA, #5D0EEA

Tetradic#0EEA5D, #0E2DEA, #EA0E9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCF4C8

Lighter +30%#F9EB98

Lighter +20%#F6E268

Lighter +10%#F3D938

Darker −10%#BAA10B

Darker −20%#8A7808

Darker −30%#5A4E05

Darker −40%#2A2402

More saturated +25%#F8D500

Less saturated −25%#CBB52D

Channel breakdown

R234

G203

B14

Red234 (91.8%)

Green203 (79.6%)

Blue14 (5.5%)

Hue51.55°

Saturation (HSL)88.71%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G CB · B 0E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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