Recognised as Colour

#EAD02E

#EAD02E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EAD02E is a yellow with RGB values 234, 208, 46 and HSL 52°, 82%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EAD02E#EAD02E

HEX#EAD02E

RGBrgb(234, 208, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8157, 0.1804

RGB percentages91.8%, 81.6%, 18%

HSLhsl(51.7, 81.7%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 80.3%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 11.1%, 80.3%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,388,718

CSS custom property--colour: #EAD02E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62801WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.56:1

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

Contrast with black13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#152FD1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5CA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECD43Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#FDC0B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 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 text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 21 Yellow · ΔE 27.4 Orange · ΔE 31.8 Khaki · ΔE 32.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2E48EA

Analogous#EA722E, #A6EA2E

Triadic#2EEAD0, #D02EEA

Split complementary#2EA6EA, #722EEA

Tetradic#2EEA72, #2E48EA, #EA2EA6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFAE7

Lighter +30%#F8EFB9

Lighter +20%#F3E58B

Lighter +10%#EFDA5C

Darker −10%#D0B615

Darker −20%#A28E10

Darker −30%#73650C

Darker −40%#453C07

More saturated +25%#FFDF19

Less saturated −25%#CDBB4B

Channel breakdown

R234

G208

B46

Red234 (91.8%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue51.7°

Saturation (HSL)81.74%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G D0 · B 2E

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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