Colour
#EBD142
- #EBD142
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EBD142 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 209, 66 and HSL 51°, 81%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EBD142#EBD142
HEX#EBD142
RGBrgb(235, 209, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8196, 0.2588
RGB percentages92.2%, 82%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(50.8, 80.9%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 71.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.1%, 71.9%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,454,530
CSS custom property--colour: #EBD142;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.73:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#142EBD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#425CEB
Analogous#EB7D42, #B1EB42
Triadic#42EBD1, #D142EB
Split complementary#42B1EB, #7C42EB
Tetradic#42EB7D, #425CEB, #EB42B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G209
B66
Red235 (92.2%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue50.77°
Saturation (HSL)80.86%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G D1 · B 42
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