Recognised as Colour
#EBD331
- #EBD331
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EBD331 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 211, 49 and HSL 52°, 82%, 56%. 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
#EBD331#EBD331
HEX#EBD331
RGBrgb(235, 211, 49)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8275, 0.1922
RGB percentages92.2%, 82.7%, 19.2%
HSLhsl(52.3, 82.3%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 79.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 79.1%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,455,025
CSS custom property--colour: #EBD331;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.89:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#142CCE
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 text13.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3149EB
Analogous#EB7631, #A6EB31
Triadic#31EBD3, #D331EB
Split complementary#31A6EB, #7631EB
Tetradic#31EB76, #3149EB, #EB31A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G211
B49
Red235 (92.2%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue49 (19.2%)
Hue52.26°
Saturation (HSL)82.3%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G D3 · B 31
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