Recognised as Colour

#EBD02A

#EBD02A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EBD02A is a yellow with RGB values 235, 208, 42 and HSL 52°, 83%, 54%. 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

#EBD02A#EBD02A

HEX#EBD02A

RGBrgb(235, 208, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8157, 0.1647

RGB percentages92.2%, 81.6%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(51.6, 82.8%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 82.1%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 11.5%, 82.1%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,454,250

CSS custom property--colour: #EBD02A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness205.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.59:1

Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#142FD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E5CA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#ECD438no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#FEC0B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.2 Yellow · ΔE 26.7 Orange · ΔE 31.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.5 Khaki · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2A45EB

Analogous#EB6F2A, #A5EB2A

Triadic#2AEBD0, #D02AEB

Split complementary#2AA5EB, #702AEB

Tetradic#2AEB70, #2A45EB, #EB2AA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDF9E4

Lighter +30%#F8EFB6

Lighter +20%#F4E587

Lighter +10%#EFDA59

Darker −10%#CFB413

Darker −20%#A08C0F

Darker −30%#71630B

Darker −40%#433A06

More saturated +25%#FFDE16

Less saturated −25%#CEBB47

Channel breakdown

R235

G208

B42

Red235 (92.2%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue51.61°

Saturation (HSL)82.83%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G D0 · B 2A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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