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Recognised as Colour

#EBE5CB

  • #EBE5CB
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Antique white

#EBE5CB is a yellow with RGB values 235, 229, 203 and HSL 49°, 44%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.

Colour values

#EBE5CB#EBE5CB
HEX#EBE5CB
RGBrgb(235, 229, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.898, 0.7961
RGB percentages92.2%, 89.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(48.8, 44.4%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 13.6%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 13.6%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,459,787
CSS custom property--colour: #EBE5CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.6:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#141A34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EBE3C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#EDE6CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F1E1DEno 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 text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Antique white · ΔE 5.4Papaya whip · ΔE 5.7Beige · ΔE 5.7Blanched almond · ΔE 6.5Cornsilk · ΔE 6.7Old lace · ΔE 8.3
Nearest named CSS colourAntique white (#FAEBD7)ΔE 5.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBD1EB
Analogous#EBD5CB, #E1EBCB
Triadic#CBEBE5, #E5CBEB
Split complementary#CBE1EB, #D5CBEB
Tetradic#CBEBD5, #CBD1EB, #EBCBE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F7F0
Darker −10%#DDD3A6
Darker −20%#CFC081
Darker −30%#C1AE5C
Darker −40%#A99641
More saturated +25%#F4EBC2
Less saturated −25%#E2DFD4

Channel breakdown

R235
G229
B203
Red235 (92.2%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue48.75°
Saturation (HSL)44.44%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G E5 · B CB

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