Recognised as Colour
#EAD140
- #EAD140
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EAD140 is a yellow with RGB values 234, 209, 64 and HSL 51°, 80%, 58%. 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
#EAD140#EAD140
HEX#EAD140
RGBrgb(234, 209, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8196, 0.251
RGB percentages91.8%, 82%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(51.2, 80.2%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.2, 72.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.7%, 72.6%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,388,992
CSS custom property--colour: #EAD140;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.69:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#152EBF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4059EA
Analogous#EA7C40, #AEEA40
Triadic#40EAD1, #D140EA
Split complementary#40AEEA, #7C40EA
Tetradic#40EA7C, #4059EA, #EA40AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G209
B64
Red234 (91.8%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue51.18°
Saturation (HSL)80.19%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G D1 · B 40
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