Recognised as Colour
#EBBC28
- #EBBC28
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#EBBC28 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 188, 40 and HSL 46°, 83%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#EBBC28#EBBC28
HEX#EBBC28
RGBrgb(235, 188, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.7373, 0.1569
RGB percentages92.2%, 73.7%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(45.5, 83%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.5, 83%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 20%, 83%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,449,128
CSS custom property--colour: #EBBC28;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#1443D7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2857EB
Analogous#EB5B28, #B8EB28
Triadic#28EBBC, #BC28EB
Split complementary#28B9EB, #5A28EB
Tetradic#28EB5A, #2857EB, #EB28B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G188
B40
Red235 (92.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue45.54°
Saturation (HSL)82.98%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G BC · B 28
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