Colour

#FFEB4A

#FFEB4A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#FFEB4A is a yellow with RGB values 255, 235, 74 and HSL 53°, 100%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#FFEB4A#FFEB4A

HEX#FFEB4A

RGBrgb(255, 235, 74)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9216, 0.2902

RGB percentages100%, 92.2%, 29%

HSLhsl(53.4, 100%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.4, 71%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 7.8%, 71%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,771,914

CSS custom property--colour: #FFEB4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness229.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.23:1

Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4

Inverted#0014B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE42Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEC55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDBCBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.8 Yellow · ΔE 22.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.4 Khaki · ΔE 31.2 Yellow green · ΔE 33.3 Orange · ΔE 38.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4A5EFF

Analogous#FF914A, #B9FF4A

Triadic#4AFFEB, #EB4AFF

Split complementary#4AB8FF, #914AFF

Tetradic#4AFF91, #4A5EFF, #FF4AB8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFCE3

Lighter +20%#FFF6B0

Lighter +10%#FFF17D

Darker −10%#FFE517

Darker −20%#E3CA00

Darker −30%#B09D00

Darker −40%#7D6F00

More saturated +25%#FFEB4A

Less saturated −25%#E8D961

Channel breakdown

R255

G235

B74

Red255 (100%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue53.37°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G EB · B 4A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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