Colour
#EBE0B9
- #EBE0B9
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Wheat
#EBE0B9 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 224, 185 and HSL 47°, 56%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.
Colour values
#EBE0B9#EBE0B9
HEX#EBE0B9
RGBrgb(235, 224, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8784, 0.7255
RGB percentages92.2%, 87.8%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(46.8, 55.6%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.8, 21.3%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 4.7%, 21.3%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,458,489
CSS custom property--colour: #EBE0B9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.9:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#141F46
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B9C4EB
Analogous#EBC7B9, #DDEBB9
Triadic#B9EBE0, #E0B9EB
Split complementary#B9DDEB, #C7B9EB
Tetradic#B9EBC7, #B9C4EB, #EBB9DD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G224
B185
Red235 (92.2%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue46.8°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G E0 · B B9
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