Recognised as Colour
#EBD31E
- #EBD31E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EBD31E is a yellow with RGB values 235, 211, 30 and HSL 53°, 84%, 52%. 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
#EBD31E#EBD31E
HEX#EBD31E
RGBrgb(235, 211, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8275, 0.1176
RGB percentages92.2%, 82.7%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(53, 83.7%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53, 87.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 87.2%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,455,006
CSS custom property--colour: #EBD31E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64344WCAG 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 13.87:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#142CE1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E36EB
Analogous#EB6D1E, #9CEB1E
Triadic#1EEBD3, #D31EEB
Split complementary#1E9CEB, #6D1EEB
Tetradic#1EEB6D, #1E36EB, #EB1E9C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G211
B30
Red235 (92.2%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue52.98°
Saturation (HSL)83.67%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G D3 · B 1E
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