#EAB308

Tailwind yellow-500

#EAB308 is a yellow colour. In RGB it is 234 red, 179 green and 8 blue, which converts to a hue of 45 degrees, 93% saturation and 47% lightness. It is Tailwind yellow-500 in that design system's palette.

Color values

HEX	#EAB308
RGB	rgb(234, 179, 8)
HSL	hsl(45, 93%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(45, 97%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24%, 97%, 8%)

Contrast and accessibility

Against white the contrast ratio is 1.92:1, and against black it is 10.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.

Background	Ratio	Normal text	Large text
White	1.92:1	Fail	Fail
Black	10.95:1	AAA	AAA

Tints and shades

Lighter tints move #EAB308 toward white, and darker shades move it toward black.

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Complementary

#0840E7

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Code

CSS	color: #EAB308;
CSS rgb()	color: rgb(234 179 8);
Tailwind	bg-[#eab308]
SwiftUI	Color(red: 0.918, green: 0.702, blue: 0.031)
Android	Color.parseColor("#EAB308")

Closest named color

The nearest CSS colour keyword to #EAB308 is orange (#FFA500).