Recognised as Colour
#EBD423
- #EBD423
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EBD423 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 212, 35 and HSL 53°, 83%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EBD423#EBD423
HEX#EBD423
RGBrgb(235, 212, 35)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8314, 0.1373
RGB percentages92.2%, 83.1%, 13.7%
HSLhsl(53.1, 83.3%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.1, 85.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 85.1%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,455,267
CSS custom property--colour: #EBD423;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.97:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#142BDC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#233AEB
Analogous#EB7023, #9EEB23
Triadic#23EBD4, #D423EB
Split complementary#239EEB, #7023EB
Tetradic#23EB70, #233AEB, #EB239E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G212
B35
Red235 (92.2%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue35 (13.7%)
Hue53.1°
Saturation (HSL)83.33%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G D4 · B 23
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