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Recognised as Colour

#EBE4C9

  • #EBE4C9
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#EBE4C9 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 228, 201 and HSL 48°, 46%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#EBE4C9#EBE4C9
HEX#EBE4C9
RGBrgb(235, 228, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.8941, 0.7882
RGB percentages92.2%, 89.4%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(47.6, 45.9%, 85.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.6, 14.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 3%, 14.5%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,459,529
CSS custom property--colour: #EBE4C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77366WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.47:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#141B36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAE2C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#ECE5CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F1E0DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 5.7Papaya whip · ΔE 5.7Beige · ΔE 6.2Blanched almond · ΔE 6.2Cornsilk · ΔE 7Bisque · ΔE 8.3
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 5.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9D0EB
Analogous#EBD3C9, #E1EBC9
Triadic#C9EBE4, #E4C9EB
Split complementary#C9E1EB, #D3C9EB
Tetradic#C9EBD3, #C9D0EB, #EBC9E1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F7EE
Darker −10%#DDD1A4
Darker −20%#CFBF7F
Darker −30%#C2AC59
Darker −40%#A9933F
More saturated +25%#F4E9C0
Less saturated −25%#E2DFD2

Channel breakdown

R235
G228
B201
Red235 (92.2%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue47.65°
Saturation (HSL)45.95%
Lightness85.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G E4 · B C9

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