Recognised as Colour
#EAD659
- #EAD659
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#EAD659 is a yellow with RGB values 234, 214, 89 and HSL 52°, 78%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#EAD659#EAD659
HEX#EAD659
RGBrgb(234, 214, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8392, 0.349
RGB percentages91.8%, 83.9%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(51.7, 77.5%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 62%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 62%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,390,297
CSS custom property--colour: #EAD659;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.26:1
Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#1529A6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#596DEA
Analogous#EA8D59, #B6EA59
Triadic#59EAD6, #D659EA
Split complementary#59B6EA, #8D59EA
Tetradic#59EA8D, #596DEA, #EA59B6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G214
B89
Red234 (91.8%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue51.72°
Saturation (HSL)77.54%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G D6 · B 59
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