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Recognised as Colour

#EAE938

  • #EAE938
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#EAE938 is a yellow with RGB values 234, 233, 56 and HSL 60°, 81%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#EAE938#EAE938
HEX#EAE938
RGBrgb(234, 233, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.9176, 0.9137, 0.2196
RGB percentages91.8%, 91.4%, 22%
HSLhsl(59.7, 80.9%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.7, 76.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK0%, 0.4%, 76.1%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,395,128
CSS custom property--colour: #EAE938;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.21:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#1516C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FCDF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#FEE547no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FBDAC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 17.2Gold · ΔE 18.8Yellow green · ΔE 26.6Green yellow · ΔE 34Goldenrod · ΔE 34.8Khaki · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 17.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3839EA
Analogous#EA9038, #92EA38
Triadic#38EAE9, #E938EA
Split complementary#3892EA, #9038EA
Tetradic#38EA90, #3839EA, #EA3892

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDF1
Lighter +30%#F9F8C2
Lighter +20%#F4F394
Lighter +10%#EFEE66
Darker −10%#D8D717
Darker −20%#AAA912
Darker −30%#7C7B0D
Darker −40%#4E4D08
More saturated +25%#FFFE23
Less saturated −25%#CFCE54

Channel breakdown

R234
G233
B56
Red234 (91.8%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue59.66°
Saturation (HSL)80.91%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EA · G E9 · B 38

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