Recognised as Colour
#EBB304
- #EBB304
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EBB304 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 179, 4 and HSL 45°, 97%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EBB304#EBB304
HEX#EBB304
RGBrgb(235, 179, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.702, 0.0157
RGB percentages92.2%, 70.2%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(45.5, 96.7%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 98.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 23.8%, 98.3%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,446,788
CSS custom property--colour: #EBB304;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49911WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1
Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#144CFB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#043CEB
Analogous#EB3F04, #AFEB04
Triadic#04EBB3, #B304EB
Split complementary#04AFEB, #4004EB
Tetradic#04EB40, #043CEB, #EB04AF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G179
B4
Red235 (92.2%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue45.45°
Saturation (HSL)96.65%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G B3 · B 04
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