Recognised as Colour
#EAD603
- #EAD603
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EAD603 is a yellow with RGB values 234, 214, 3 and HSL 55°, 97%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EAD603#EAD603
HEX#EAD603
RGBrgb(234, 214, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8392, 0.0118
RGB percentages91.8%, 83.9%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(54.8, 97.5%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.8, 98.7%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 98.7%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,390,211
CSS custom property--colour: #EAD603;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.12:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#1529FC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0317EA
Analogous#EA6203, #8BEA03
Triadic#03EAD6, #D603EA
Split complementary#038BEA, #6203EA
Tetradic#03EA62, #0317EA, #EA038B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G214
B3
Red234 (91.8%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue54.81°
Saturation (HSL)97.47%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G D6 · B 03
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