Recognised as Colour
#EBCA02
- #EBCA02
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EBCA02 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 202, 2 and HSL 52°, 98%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EBCA02#EBCA02
HEX#EBCA02
RGBrgb(235, 202, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.7922, 0.0078
RGB percentages92.2%, 79.2%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(51.5, 98.3%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 99.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 14%, 99.1%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,452,674
CSS custom property--colour: #EBCA02;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59908WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.98:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#1435FD
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 text12.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0223EB
Analogous#EB5502, #98EB02
Triadic#02EBCA, #CA02EB
Split complementary#0298EB, #5502EB
Tetradic#02EB55, #0223EB, #EB0298
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G202
B2
Red235 (92.2%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue51.5°
Saturation (HSL)98.31%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G CA · B 02
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