Recognised as Colour
#EBC002
- #EBC002
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EBC002 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 192, 2 and HSL 49°, 98%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EBC002#EBC002
HEX#EBC002
RGBrgb(235, 192, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.7529, 0.0078
RGB percentages92.2%, 75.3%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(48.9, 98.3%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 99.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 18.3%, 99.1%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,450,114
CSS custom property--colour: #EBC002;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.07:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#143FFD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#022DEB
Analogous#EB4B02, #A2EB02
Triadic#02EBC0, #C002EB
Split complementary#02A2EB, #4B02EB
Tetradic#02EB4B, #022DEB, #EB02A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G192
B2
Red235 (92.2%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue48.93°
Saturation (HSL)98.31%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G C0 · B 02
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