Recognised as Colour

#EAD74A

#EAD74A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EAD74A is a yellow with RGB values 234, 215, 74 and HSL 53°, 79%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EAD74A#EAD74A

HEX#EAD74A

RGBrgb(234, 215, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.8431, 0.2902

RGB percentages91.8%, 84.3%, 29%

HSLhsl(52.9, 79.2%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 68.4%, 91.8%)

CMYK0%, 8.1%, 68.4%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,390,538

CSS custom property--colour: #EAD74A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66588WCAG 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 14.32:1

Contrast with white1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1

Inverted#1528B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EAD135no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F0D953no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FBC8BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 19.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.7 Khaki · ΔE 24.2 Yellow green · ΔE 30.4 Yellow · ΔE 31.1 Dark khaki · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 19.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A5DEA

Analogous#EA874A, #ADEA4A

Triadic#4AEAD7, #D74AEA

Split complementary#4AADEA, #874AEA

Tetradic#4AEA87, #4A5DEA, #EA4AAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF5D3

Lighter +20%#F5EBA5

Lighter +10%#EFE178

Darker −10%#E5CD1C

Darker −20%#B9A515

Darker −30%#8B7C10

Darker −40%#5D530B

More saturated +25%#FFE735

Less saturated −25%#D1C463

Channel breakdown

R234

G215

B74

Red234 (91.8%)

Green215 (84.3%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue52.88°

Saturation (HSL)79.21%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EA · G D7 · B 4A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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