Recognised as Colour
#EBD011
- #EBD011
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EBD011 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 208, 17 and HSL 53°, 87%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EBD011#EBD011
HEX#EBD011
RGBrgb(235, 208, 17)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8157, 0.0667
RGB percentages92.2%, 81.6%, 6.7%
HSLhsl(52.6, 86.5%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 92.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.5%, 92.8%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,454,225
CSS custom property--colour: #EBD011;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.56:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#142FEE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#112CEB
Analogous#EB6311, #99EB11
Triadic#11EBD0, #D011EB
Split complementary#1199EB, #6311EB
Tetradic#11EB63, #112CEB, #EB1199
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G208
B17
Red235 (92.2%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue17 (6.7%)
Hue52.57°
Saturation (HSL)86.51%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G D0 · B 11
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