Recognised as Colour
#EBB537
- #EBB537
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EBB537 is a orange with RGB values 235, 181, 55 and HSL 42°, 82%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EBB537#EBB537
HEX#EBB537
RGBrgb(235, 181, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.7098, 0.2157
RGB percentages92.2%, 71%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(42, 81.8%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42, 76.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 23%, 76.6%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,447,351
CSS custom property--colour: #EBB537;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50986WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.2:1
Contrast with white1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B7B7B7
Inverted#144AC8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#376DEB
Analogous#EB5B37, #C7EB37
Triadic#37EBB5, #B537EB
Split complementary#37C7EB, #5B37EB
Tetradic#37EB5B, #376DEB, #EB37C7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G181
B55
Red235 (92.2%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue42°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G B5 · B 37
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