Recognised as Colour
#EBB204
- #EBB204
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EBB204 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 178, 4 and HSL 45°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EBB204#EBB204
HEX#EBB204
RGBrgb(235, 178, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.698, 0.0157
RGB percentages92.2%, 69.8%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(45.2, 96.7%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.2, 98.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 24.3%, 98.3%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,446,532
CSS custom property--colour: #EBB204;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.9:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#144DFB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#043DEB
Analogous#EB3F04, #B0EB04
Triadic#04EBB2, #B204EB
Split complementary#04B0EB, #3F04EB
Tetradic#04EB3F, #043DEB, #EB04B0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G178
B4
Red235 (92.2%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue45.19°
Saturation (HSL)96.65%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G B2 · B 04
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