Recognised as Colour
#EBCF74
- #EBCF74
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#EBCF74 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 207, 116 and HSL 46°, 75%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#EBCF74#EBCF74
HEX#EBCF74
RGBrgb(235, 207, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8118, 0.4549
RGB percentages92.2%, 81.2%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(45.9, 74.8%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.9, 50.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.9%, 50.6%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,454,068
CSS custom property--colour: #EBCF74;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63549WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.71:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#14308B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7490EB
Analogous#EB9474, #CCEB74
Triadic#74EBCF, #CF74EB
Split complementary#74CCEB, #9474EB
Tetradic#74EB94, #7490EB, #EB74CC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G207
B116
Red235 (92.2%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue45.88°
Saturation (HSL)74.84%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G CF · B 74
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