Recognised as Colour

#EAD12C

#EAD12C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EAD12C is a yellow with RGB values 234, 209, 44 and HSL 52°, 82%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EAD12C#EAD12C

HEX#EAD12C

RGBrgb(234, 209, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8196, 0.1725

RGB percentages91.8%, 82%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(52.1, 81.9%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 81.2%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 10.7%, 81.2%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,388,972

CSS custom property--colour: #EAD12C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.66:1

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

Contrast with black13.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#152ED3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E6CB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDD43Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FDC1B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.1 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 text13.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.8 Yellow · ΔE 26.4 Orange · ΔE 32.3 Khaki · ΔE 32.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2C45EA

Analogous#EA722C, #A4EA2C

Triadic#2CEAD1, #D12CEA

Split complementary#2CA4EA, #722CEA

Tetradic#2CEA72, #2C45EA, #EA2CA4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF9E6

Lighter +30%#F8EFB7

Lighter +20%#F3E589

Lighter +10%#EFDB5A

Darker −10%#CEB615

Darker −20%#A08D10

Darker −30%#72640B

Darker −40%#433B07

More saturated +25%#FFE017

Less saturated −25%#CDBC49

Channel breakdown

R234

G209

B44

Red234 (91.8%)

Green209 (82%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue52.11°

Saturation (HSL)81.9%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G D1 · B 2C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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