Recognised as Colour

#EAD01D

#EAD01D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EAD01D is a yellow with RGB values 234, 208, 29 and HSL 52°, 83%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EAD01D#EAD01D

HEX#EAD01D

RGBrgb(234, 208, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8157, 0.1137

RGB percentages91.8%, 81.6%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(52.4, 83%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 87.6%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 11.1%, 87.6%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,388,701

CSS custom property--colour: #EAD01D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62693WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.54:1

Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#152FE2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5CA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECD430no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FDC0B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 9.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.9 Yellow · ΔE 24.7 Orange · ΔE 32.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 34.1 Yellow green · ΔE 34.5

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 9.4, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D37EA

Analogous#EA691D, #9EEA1D

Triadic#1DEAD0, #D01DEA

Split complementary#1D9EEA, #691DEA

Tetradic#1DEA69, #1D37EA, #EA1D9E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF7D8

Lighter +30%#F7EDA9

Lighter +20%#F3E37A

Lighter +10%#EEDA4C

Darker −10%#C2AC12

Darker −20%#93820E

Darker −30%#655909

Darker −40%#363005

More saturated +25%#FFE008

Less saturated −25%#CBB93C

Channel breakdown

R234

G208

B29

Red234 (91.8%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue52.39°

Saturation (HSL)83%

Lightness51.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G D0 · B 1D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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