Recognised as Colour

#EACF16

#EACF16
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EACF16 is a yellow with RGB values 234, 207, 22 and HSL 52°, 83%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EACF16#EACF16

HEX#EACF16

RGBrgb(234, 207, 22)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8118, 0.0863

RGB percentages91.8%, 81.2%, 8.6%

HSLhsl(52.4, 83.5%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 90.6%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 11.5%, 90.6%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,388,438

CSS custom property--colour: #EACF16;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.44:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7

Inverted#1530E9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5C900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECD32Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FDBEB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 8.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 23 Yellow · ΔE 24.5 Orange · ΔE 31.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 34.3 Yellow green · ΔE 35.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 8.59, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1631EA

Analogous#EA6516, #9BEA16

Triadic#16EACF, #CF16EA

Split complementary#169BEA, #6516EA

Tetradic#16EA65, #1631EA, #EA169B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF6D1

Lighter +30%#F7ECA2

Lighter +20%#F2E274

Lighter +10%#EED945

Darker −10%#BCA611

Darker −20%#8D7D0D

Darker −30%#5E5409

Darker −40%#302A04

More saturated +25%#FFDF01

Less saturated −25%#CAB736

Channel breakdown

R234

G207

B22

Red234 (91.8%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue22 (8.6%)

Hue52.36°

Saturation (HSL)83.46%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G CF · B 16

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Colour values

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