Colour
#EBD349
- #EBD349
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EBD349 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 211, 73 and HSL 51°, 80%, 60%. 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
#EBD349#EBD349
HEX#EBD349
RGBrgb(235, 211, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8275, 0.2863
RGB percentages92.2%, 82.7%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(51.1, 80.2%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 68.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 68.9%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,455,049
CSS custom property--colour: #EBD349;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64732WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.95:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#142CB6
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 text13.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4961EB
Analogous#EB8249, #B2EB49
Triadic#49EBD3, #D349EB
Split complementary#49B2EB, #8249EB
Tetradic#49EB82, #4961EB, #EB49B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G211
B73
Red235 (92.2%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue51.11°
Saturation (HSL)80.2%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G D3 · B 49
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