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Recognised as Colour

#EBE3BD

  • #EBE3BD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Wheat

#EBE3BD is a yellow with RGB values 235, 227, 189 and HSL 50°, 53%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Wheat.

Colour values

#EBE3BD#EBE3BD
HEX#EBE3BD
RGBrgb(235, 227, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8902, 0.7412
RGB percentages92.2%, 89%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(49.6, 53.5%, 83.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 19.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 3.4%, 19.6%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,459,261
CSS custom property--colour: #EBE3BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.76274WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness225.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.25:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#141C42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBE1BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDE4BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F3DDD8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Wheat · ΔE 6.6Blanched almond · ΔE 7.2Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 8Bisque · ΔE 8.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8.4Papaya whip · ΔE 8.5
Nearest named CSS colourWheat (#F5DEB3)ΔE 6.61, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDC5EB
Analogous#EBCCBD, #DCEBBD
Triadic#BDEBE3, #E3BDEB
Split complementary#BDDCEB, #CCBDEB
Tetradic#BDEBCC, #BDC5EB, #EBBDDC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F4E4
Darker −10%#DFD296
Darker −20%#D3C26F
Darker −30%#C7B148
Darker −40%#A99433
More saturated +25%#F6EAB2
Less saturated −25%#E0DCC8

Channel breakdown

R235
G227
B189
Red235 (92.2%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue49.57°
Saturation (HSL)53.49%
Lightness83.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G E3 · B BD

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