Recognised as Colour
#EAD968
- #EAD968
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#EAD968 is a yellow with RGB values 234, 217, 104 and HSL 52°, 76%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#EAD968#EAD968
HEX#EAD968
RGBrgb(234, 217, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.851, 0.4078
RGB percentages91.8%, 85.1%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(52.2, 75.6%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 55.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 7.3%, 55.6%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,391,080
CSS custom property--colour: #EAD968;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.62:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4
Inverted#152697
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6879EA
Analogous#EA9868, #BAEA68
Triadic#68EAD9, #D968EA
Split complementary#68BAEA, #9868EA
Tetradic#68EA98, #6879EA, #EA68BA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G217
B104
Red234 (91.8%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue52.15°
Saturation (HSL)75.58%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G D9 · B 68
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