Colour

#EAD64A

#EAD64A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EAD64A is a yellow with RGB values 234, 214, 74 and HSL 53°, 79%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EAD64A#EAD64A

HEX#EAD64A

RGBrgb(234, 214, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8392, 0.2902

RGB percentages91.8%, 83.9%, 29%

HSLhsl(52.5, 79.2%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 68.4%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 8.5%, 68.4%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,390,282

CSS custom property--colour: #EAD64A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6608WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.22:1

Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#1529B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAD036no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#EFD853no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#FCC7BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 19.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.2 Khaki · ΔE 24 Yellow green · ΔE 30.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 31.4 Yellow · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 19.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A5EEA

Analogous#EA864A, #AEEA4A

Triadic#4AEAD6, #D64AEA

Split complementary#4AAEEA, #864AEA

Tetradic#4AEA86, #4A5EEA, #EA4AAE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF5D3

Lighter +20%#F5EBA5

Lighter +10%#EFE078

Darker −10%#E5CC1C

Darker −20%#B9A415

Darker −30%#8B7C10

Darker −40%#5D530B

More saturated +25%#FFE635

Less saturated −25%#D1C363

Channel breakdown

R234

G214

B74

Red234 (91.8%)

Green214 (83.9%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue52.5°

Saturation (HSL)79.21%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G D6 · B 4A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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