Recognised as Colour
#EBC92D
- #EBC92D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EBC92D is a yellow with RGB values 235, 201, 45 and HSL 49°, 83%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EBC92D#EBC92D
HEX#EBC92D
RGBrgb(235, 201, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.7882, 0.1765
RGB percentages92.2%, 78.8%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(49.3, 82.6%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.3, 80.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 14.5%, 80.9%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,452,461
CSS custom property--colour: #EBC92D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#1436D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D4FEB
Analogous#EB6A2D, #AEEB2D
Triadic#2DEBC9, #C92DEB
Split complementary#2DAEEB, #6A2DEB
Tetradic#2DEB6A, #2D4FEB, #EB2DAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G201
B45
Red235 (92.2%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue49.26°
Saturation (HSL)82.61%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G C9 · B 2D
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