Recognised as Colour
#EBDD00
- #EBDD00
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#EBDD00 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 221, 0 and HSL 56°, 100%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#EBDD00#EBDD00
HEX#EBDD00
RGBrgb(235, 221, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8667, 0
RGB percentages92.2%, 86.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(56.4, 100%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.4, 100%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 6%, 100%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,457,536
CSS custom property--colour: #EBDD00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.88:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#1422FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.88:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#000EEB
Analogous#EB6700, #84EB00
Triadic#00EBDD, #DD00EB
Split complementary#0084EB, #6700EB
Tetradic#00EB67, #000EEB, #EB0084
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G221
B0
Red235 (92.2%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue56.43°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G DD · B 00
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