Recognised as Colour
#EAD147
- #EAD147
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EAD147 is a yellow with RGB values 234, 209, 71 and HSL 51°, 80%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EAD147#EAD147
HEX#EAD147
RGBrgb(234, 209, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8196, 0.2784
RGB percentages91.8%, 82%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(50.8, 79.5%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 69.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.7%, 69.7%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,388,999
CSS custom property--colour: #EAD147;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.71:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#152EB8
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 text13.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4760EA
Analogous#EA8047, #B1EA47
Triadic#47EAD1, #D147EA
Split complementary#47B1EA, #8047EA
Tetradic#47EA80, #4760EA, #EA47B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G209
B71
Red234 (91.8%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue50.8°
Saturation (HSL)79.51%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G D1 · B 47
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