Recognised as Colour
#EAE756
- #EAE756
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EAE756 is a yellow with RGB values 234, 231, 86 and HSL 59°, 78%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EAE756#EAE756
HEX#EAE756
RGBrgb(234, 231, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.9059, 0.3373
RGB percentages91.8%, 90.6%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(58.8, 77.9%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.8, 63.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 1.3%, 63.2%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,394,646
CSS custom property--colour: #EAE756;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.06:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#1518A9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5659EA
Analogous#EA9D56, #A3EA56
Triadic#56EAE7, #E756EA
Split complementary#56A3EA, #9D56EA
Tetradic#56EA9D, #5659EA, #EA56A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R234
G231
B86
Red234 (91.8%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue58.78°
Saturation (HSL)77.89%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G E7 · B 56
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