Recognised as Colour

#EBE29A

#EBE29A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EBE29A is a yellow with RGB values 235, 226, 154 and HSL 53°, 67%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#EBE29A

RGBrgb(235, 226, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8863, 0.6039

RGB percentages92.2%, 88.6%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(53.3, 66.9%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.3, 34.5%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 3.8%, 34.5%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,458,970

CSS custom property--colour: #EBE29A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.88:1

Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#141D65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EFDD95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#F2E29Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F7D9D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.8 Khaki · ΔE 8.9 Moccasin · ΔE 14.3 Navajo white · ΔE 14.4 Wheat · ΔE 15.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 16.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.75, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9AA3EB

Analogous#EBB99A, #CBEB9A

Triadic#9AEBE2, #E29AEB

Split complementary#9ACBEB, #B99AEB

Tetradic#9AEBBA, #9AA3EB, #EB9ACC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FCFAEF

Lighter +10%#F3EEC5

Darker −10%#E3D66F

Darker −20%#DACA45

Darker −30%#C5B327

Darker −40%#9A8D1F

More saturated +25%#FAEE8B

Less saturated −25%#DCD6A9

Channel breakdown

R235

G226

B154

Red235 (92.2%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue53.33°

Saturation (HSL)66.94%

Lightness76.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G E2 · B 9A

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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