Colour

#EAD434

#EAD434
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EAD434 is a yellow with RGB values 234, 212, 52 and HSL 53°, 81%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EAD434#EAD434

HEX#EAD434

RGBrgb(234, 212, 52)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8314, 0.2039

RGB percentages91.8%, 83.1%, 20.4%

HSLhsl(52.7, 81.2%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 77.8%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 9.4%, 77.8%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,389,748

CSS custom property--colour: #EAD434;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness207.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.97:1

Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD

Inverted#152BCB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9CE04no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#EFD640no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FCC4B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 13.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.7 Yellow · ΔE 26.5 Khaki · ΔE 31 Yellow green · ΔE 31.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 13.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#344AEA

Analogous#EA7934, #A5EA34

Triadic#34EAD4, #D434EA

Split complementary#34A5EA, #7934EA

Tetradic#34EA79, #344AEA, #EA34A5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFBED

Lighter +30%#F8F1BF

Lighter +20%#F4E890

Lighter +10%#EFDE62

Darker −10%#D5BE16

Darker −20%#A79511

Darker −30%#796B0C

Darker −40%#4A4208

More saturated +25%#FFE41F

Less saturated −25%#CEBF50

Channel breakdown

R234

G212

B52

Red234 (91.8%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue52 (20.4%)

Hue52.75°

Saturation (HSL)81.25%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G D4 · B 34

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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