Recognised as Colour
#EBD94D
- #EBD94D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EBD94D is a yellow with RGB values 235, 217, 77 and HSL 53°, 80%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EBD94D#EBD94D
HEX#EBD94D
RGBrgb(235, 217, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.851, 0.302
RGB percentages92.2%, 85.1%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(53.2, 79.8%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.2, 67.2%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 7.7%, 67.2%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,456,589
CSS custom property--colour: #EBD94D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.67824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.56:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#1426B2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4D5FEB
Analogous#EB8A4D, #AEEB4D
Triadic#4DEBD9, #D94DEB
Split complementary#4DAEEB, #8A4DEB
Tetradic#4DEB8A, #4D5FEB, #EB4DAE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G217
B77
Red235 (92.2%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue53.16°
Saturation (HSL)79.8%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G D9 · B 4D
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