Recognised as Colour
#EBD308
- #EBD308
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EBD308 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 211, 8 and HSL 54°, 93%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EBD308#EBD308
HEX#EBD308
RGBrgb(235, 211, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8275, 0.0314
RGB percentages92.2%, 82.7%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(53.7, 93.4%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.7, 96.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 96.6%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,454,984
CSS custom property--colour: #EBD308;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64268WCAG 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 13.85:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#142CF7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0820EB
Analogous#EB6108, #92EB08
Triadic#08EBD3, #D308EB
Split complementary#0891EB, #6208EB
Tetradic#08EB61, #0820EB, #EB0891
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G211
B8
Red235 (92.2%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue53.66°
Saturation (HSL)93.42%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G D3 · B 08
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