Recognised as Colour
#EBCB8E
- #EBCB8E
- Orange
- Light
- Nearest: Burlywood
#EBCB8E is a orange with RGB values 235, 203, 142 and HSL 39°, 70%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#EBCB8E#EBCB8E
HEX#EBCB8E
RGBrgb(235, 203, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.7961, 0.5569
RGB percentages92.2%, 79.6%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(39.4, 69.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.4, 39.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 13.6%, 39.6%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,453,070
CSS custom property--colour: #EBCB8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.47:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#143471
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8EAEEB
Analogous#EB9D8E, #DCEB8E
Triadic#8EEBCB, #CB8EEB
Split complementary#8EDCEB, #9D8EEB
Tetradic#8EEB9D, #8EAEEB, #EB8EDC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G203
B142
Red235 (92.2%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue39.35°
Saturation (HSL)69.92%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G CB · B 8E
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