Recognised as Colour
#EBDC88
- #EBDC88
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#EBDC88 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 220, 136 and HSL 51°, 71%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#EBDC88#EBDC88
HEX#EBDC88
RGBrgb(235, 220, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8627, 0.5333
RGB percentages92.2%, 86.3%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(50.9, 71.2%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.9, 42.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 42.1%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,457,416
CSS custom property--colour: #EBDC88;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70626WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.13:1
Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#142377
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8897EB
Analogous#EBAB88, #C8EB88
Triadic#88EBDC, #DC88EB
Split complementary#88C8EB, #AB88EB
Tetradic#88EBAB, #8897EB, #EB88C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G220
B136
Red235 (92.2%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue50.91°
Saturation (HSL)71.22%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G DC · B 88
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