Recognised as Colour

#EBD54D

#EBD54D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#EBD54D is a yellow with RGB values 235, 213, 77 and HSL 52°, 80%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#EBD54D#EBD54D

HEX#EBD54D

RGBrgb(235, 213, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8353, 0.302

RGB percentages92.2%, 83.5%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(51.6, 79.8%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 67.2%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 9.4%, 67.2%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,455,565

CSS custom property--colour: #EBD54D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness209.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.16:1

Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0

Inverted#142AB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E9CF3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#EFD855no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FDC6B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 20.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.3 Khaki · ΔE 22.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 30.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.2 Yellow green · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 20.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D63EB

Analogous#EB864D, #B2EB4D

Triadic#4DEBD5, #D54DEB

Split complementary#4DB2EB, #864DEB

Tetradic#4DEB86, #4D63EB, #EB4DB2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF5D7

Lighter +20%#F5EBA9

Lighter +10%#F0E07B

Darker −10%#E6CA1F

Darker −20%#BDA515

Darker −30%#8F7D10

Darker −40%#61550B

More saturated +25%#FFE339

Less saturated −25%#D2C366

Channel breakdown

R235

G213

B77

Red235 (92.2%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue51.65°

Saturation (HSL)79.8%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G D5 · B 4D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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