Colour

#EBD44A

#EBD44A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EBD44A is a yellow with RGB values 235, 212, 74 and HSL 51°, 80%, 61%. 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

#EBD44A#EBD44A

HEX#EBD44A

RGBrgb(235, 212, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8314, 0.2902

RGB percentages92.2%, 83.1%, 29%

HSLhsl(51.4, 80.1%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 68.5%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 9.8%, 68.5%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,455,306

CSS custom property--colour: #EBD44A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.05:1

Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#142BB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E8CE36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#EED752no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FDC5B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 19.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.8 Khaki · ΔE 23.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 30.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31 Yellow green · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 19.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4A61EB

Analogous#EB844A, #B1EB4A

Triadic#4AEBD4, #D44AEB

Split complementary#4AB2EB, #844AEB

Tetradic#4AEB84, #4A61EB, #EB4AB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF5D4

Lighter +20%#F5EAA6

Lighter +10%#F0DF78

Darker −10%#E6C91C

Darker −20%#BAA315

Darker −30%#8C7B10

Darker −40%#5F530A

More saturated +25%#FFE236

Less saturated −25%#D2C263

Channel breakdown

R235

G212

B74

Red235 (92.2%)

Green212 (83.1%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue51.43°

Saturation (HSL)80.1%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G D4 · B 4A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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