Recognised as Colour
#EBD437
- #EBD437
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EBD437 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 212, 55 and HSL 52°, 82%, 57%. 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
#EBD437#EBD437
HEX#EBD437
RGBrgb(235, 212, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8314, 0.2157
RGB percentages92.2%, 83.1%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(52.3, 81.8%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 76.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 76.6%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,455,287
CSS custom property--colour: #EBD437;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#142BC8
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 text14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#374EEB
Analogous#EB7A37, #A8EB37
Triadic#37EBD4, #D437EB
Split complementary#37A8EB, #7A37EB
Tetradic#37EB7A, #374EEB, #EB37A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G212
B55
Red235 (92.2%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue52.33°
Saturation (HSL)81.82%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G D4 · B 37
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