Recognised as Colour
#EBD456
- #EBD456
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#EBD456 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 212, 86 and HSL 51°, 79%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#EBD456#EBD456
HEX#EBD456
RGBrgb(235, 212, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8314, 0.3373
RGB percentages92.2%, 83.1%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(50.7, 78.8%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 63.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.8%, 63.4%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,455,318
CSS custom property--colour: #EBD456;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.08:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#142BA9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#566DEB
Analogous#EB8A56, #B8EB56
Triadic#56EBD4, #D456EB
Split complementary#56B8EB, #8956EB
Tetradic#56EB8A, #566DEB, #EB56B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G212
B86
Red235 (92.2%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue50.74°
Saturation (HSL)78.84%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G D4 · B 56
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