Recognised as Colour

#EAD45C

#EAD45C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EAD45C is a yellow with RGB values 234, 212, 92 and HSL 51°, 77%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EAD45C#EAD45C

HEX#EAD45C

RGBrgb(234, 212, 92)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8314, 0.3608

RGB percentages91.8%, 83.1%, 36.1%

HSLhsl(50.7, 77.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 60.7%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 9.4%, 60.7%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,389,788

CSS custom property--colour: #EAD45C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.07:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#152BA3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7CF4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDD762no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FBC6BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 16.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 24.2 Gold · ΔE 27 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 16.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5C72EA

Analogous#EA8D5C, #B9EA5C

Triadic#5CEAD4, #D45CEA

Split complementary#5CB9EA, #8D5CEA

Tetradic#5CEA8D, #5C72EA, #EA5CB9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF8E4

Lighter +20%#F6ECB6

Lighter +10%#F0E089

Darker −10%#E4C82F

Darker −20%#C6AC1A

Darker −30%#998514

Darker −40%#6C5D0E

More saturated +25%#FFE247

Less saturated −25%#D3C473

Channel breakdown

R234

G212

B92

Red234 (91.8%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue92 (36.1%)

Hue50.7°

Saturation (HSL)77.17%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G D4 · B 5C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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