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Recognised as Colour

#EBE588

  • #EBE588
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#EBE588 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 229, 136 and HSL 56°, 71%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EBE588#EBE588
HEX#EBE588
RGBrgb(235, 229, 136)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.898, 0.5333
RGB percentages92.2%, 89.8%, 53.3%
HSLhsl(56.4, 71.2%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.4, 42.1%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 42.1%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,459,720
CSS custom property--colour: #EBE588;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness222.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.1:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#141A77

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4DF81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6E38Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F8DACEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 2.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 15.5Dark khaki · ΔE 17.7Navajo white · ΔE 23.4Moccasin · ΔE 23.8Wheat · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 2.22, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#888EEB
Analogous#EBB388, #BFEB88
Triadic#88EBE5, #E588EB
Split complementary#88BFEB, #B388EB
Tetradic#88EBB3, #888EEB, #EB88BF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FAF8DF
Lighter +10%#F2EFB4
Darker −10%#E4DB5C
Darker −20%#DCD231
Darker −30%#BBB11F
Darker −40%#8F8818
More saturated +25%#FCF477
Less saturated −25%#DAD699

Channel breakdown

R235
G229
B136
Red235 (92.2%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue136 (53.3%)
Hue56.36°
Saturation (HSL)71.22%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G E5 · B 88

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