Colour

#EAD123

#EAD123
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EAD123 is a yellow with RGB values 234, 209, 35 and HSL 52°, 83%, 53%. 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

#EAD123#EAD123

HEX#EAD123

RGBrgb(234, 209, 35)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8196, 0.1373

RGB percentages91.8%, 82%, 13.7%

HSLhsl(52.5, 82.6%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 85%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 10.7%, 85%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,388,963

CSS custom property--colour: #EAD123;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.64:1

Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#152EDC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E6CB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDD434no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#FDC1B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 10.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.9 Yellow · ΔE 24.9 Orange · ΔE 32.5 Yellow green · ΔE 33.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 10.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#233CEA

Analogous#EA6E23, #A0EA23

Triadic#23EAD1, #D123EA

Split complementary#239FEA, #6E23EA

Tetradic#23EA6E, #233CEA, #EA239F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF8DD

Lighter +30%#F7EEAF

Lighter +20%#F3E480

Lighter +10%#EEDB52

Darker −10%#C7B013

Darker −20%#98870F

Darker −30%#6A5E0A

Darker −40%#3B3506

More saturated +25%#FFE10E

Less saturated −25%#CCBA41

Channel breakdown

R234

G209

B35

Red234 (91.8%)

Green209 (82%)

Blue35 (13.7%)

Hue52.46°

Saturation (HSL)82.57%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G D1 · B 23

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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