Colour

#EAD234

#EAD234
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EAD234 is a yellow with RGB values 234, 210, 52 and HSL 52°, 81%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EAD234#EAD234

HEX#EAD234

RGBrgb(234, 210, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8235, 0.2039

RGB percentages91.8%, 82.4%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(52.1, 81.2%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 77.8%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 10.3%, 77.8%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,389,236

CSS custom property--colour: #EAD234;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.77:1

Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#152DCB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7CC06no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDD540no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#FCC2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 13.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.5 Yellow · ΔE 27.6 Khaki · ΔE 30.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.5 Yellow green · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#344CEA

Analogous#EA7734, #A7EA34

Triadic#34EAD2, #D234EA

Split complementary#34A7EA, #7734EA

Tetradic#34EA77, #344CEA, #EA34A7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFBED

Lighter +30%#F8F1BF

Lighter +20%#F4E690

Lighter +10%#EFDC62

Darker −10%#D5BC16

Darker −20%#A79311

Darker −30%#796A0C

Darker −40%#4A4208

More saturated +25%#FFE11F

Less saturated −25%#CEBD50

Channel breakdown

R234

G210

B52

Red234 (91.8%)

Green210 (82.4%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue52.09°

Saturation (HSL)81.25%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G D2 · B 34

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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