Recognised as Colour
#EBDD7D
- #EBDD7D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#EBDD7D is a yellow with RGB values 235, 221, 125 and HSL 52°, 73%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#EBDD7D#EBDD7D
HEX#EBDD7D
RGBrgb(235, 221, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8667, 0.4902
RGB percentages92.2%, 86.7%, 49%
HSLhsl(52.4, 73.3%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 46.8%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 6%, 46.8%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,457,661
CSS custom property--colour: #EBDD7D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70856WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.17:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#142282
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7D8BEB
Analogous#EBA67D, #C2EB7D
Triadic#7DEBDD, #DD7DEB
Split complementary#7DC2EB, #A67DEB
Tetradic#7DEBA6, #7D8BEB, #EB7DC2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G221
B125
Red235 (92.2%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue52.36°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G DD · B 7D
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