What color is #EBDE31?

#EBDE31 is a vivid yellow known as Golden Fizz. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golden Fizz?

The RGB value is 235, 222, 49: 235 red, 222 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golden Fizz?

The complementary color is #313EEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBDE31?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golden Fizz color: hex code #EBDE31

#EBDE31 rgb(235, 222, 49)

Shades of yellow

Golden Fizz has the hex code #EBDE31. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 87.1% green and 19.2% blue (235, 222, 49).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 82% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 79% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

Golden Fizz (#EBDE31) color codes

HEX	`#EBDE31`
RGB	`rgb(235, 222, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 87.1%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 82%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 79%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 79%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.06, -13.08, 78.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.06, 79.71, 99.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.939, 70.129, 13.231)`
Decimal	`15457841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golden Fizz, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EBDE31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBDE31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EBDE31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebde31; }
.text { color: #ebde31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebde31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 222 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebde31, #9beb31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EBDE31 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EBDE31?: #EBDE31 is a vivid yellow known as Golden Fizz. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golden Fizz?: The RGB value is 235, 222, 49: 235 red, 222 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golden Fizz?: The complementary color is #313EEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBDE31?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.