Recognised as Colour
#EBD355
- #EBD355
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#EBD355 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 211, 85 and HSL 50°, 79%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#EBD355#EBD355
HEX#EBD355
RGBrgb(235, 211, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8275, 0.3333
RGB percentages92.2%, 82.7%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(50.4, 78.9%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 63.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.2%, 63.8%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,455,061
CSS custom property--colour: #EBD355;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.98:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#142CAA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#556DEB
Analogous#EB8855, #B8EB55
Triadic#55EBD3, #D355EB
Split complementary#55B8EB, #8855EB
Tetradic#55EB88, #556DEB, #EB55B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G211
B85
Red235 (92.2%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue50.4°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G D3 · B 55
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