Recognised as Colour

#EBD239

#EBD239
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EBD239 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 210, 57 and HSL 52°, 82%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EBD239#EBD239

HEX#EBD239

RGBrgb(235, 210, 57)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8235, 0.2235

RGB percentages92.2%, 82.4%, 22.4%

HSLhsl(51.6, 81.7%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 75.7%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 10.6%, 75.7%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,454,777

CSS custom property--colour: #EBD239;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness206.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.81:1

Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#142DC6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E7CC17no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#EDD544no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#FDC2B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.7 Yellow · ΔE 28.8 Khaki · ΔE 29.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.7 Orange · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3952EB

Analogous#EB7939, #ABEB39

Triadic#39EBD2, #D239EB

Split complementary#39ABEB, #7939EB

Tetradic#39EB79, #3952EB, #EB39AB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFCF2

Lighter +30%#F9F2C4

Lighter +20%#F4E796

Lighter +10%#F0DD67

Darker −10%#DBBF16

Darker −20%#AD9711

Darker −30%#7E6E0D

Darker −40%#504608

More saturated +25%#FFE025

Less saturated −25%#D0BE54

Channel breakdown

R235

G210

B57

Red235 (92.2%)

Green210 (82.4%)

Blue57 (22.4%)

Hue51.57°

Saturation (HSL)81.65%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G D2 · B 39

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