Recognised as Colour

#EBD58D

#EBD58D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EBD58D is a yellow with RGB values 235, 213, 141 and HSL 46°, 70%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#EBD58D

RGBrgb(235, 213, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8353, 0.5529

RGB percentages92.2%, 83.5%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(46, 70.1%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(46, 40%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 9.4%, 40%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,455,629

CSS custom property--colour: #EBD58D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness213.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.43:1

Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#142A72

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4D288no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9D990no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F9CAC3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 10.5 Khaki · ΔE 10.6 Navajo white · ΔE 13 Dark khaki · ΔE 13.9 Moccasin · ΔE 14.3 Burlywood · ΔE 15.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 10.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8DA3EB

Analogous#EBA68D, #D2EB8D

Triadic#8DEBD5, #D58DEB

Split complementary#8DD2EB, #A68DEB

Tetradic#8DEBA6, #8DA3EB, #EB8DD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAF5E4

Lighter +10%#F3E5B8

Darker −10%#E3C562

Darker −20%#DCB536

Darker −30%#BE9921

Darker −40%#92761A

More saturated +25%#FCDE7C

Less saturated −25%#DACC9E

Channel breakdown

R235

G213

B141

Red235 (92.2%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue45.96°

Saturation (HSL)70.15%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G D5 · B 8D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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