Recognised as Colour
#EBE8D6
- #EBE8D6
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Antique white
#EBE8D6 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 232, 214 and HSL 51°, 34%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Antique white.
Colour values
#EBE8D6#EBE8D6
HEX#EBE8D6
RGBrgb(235, 232, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.9098, 0.8392
RGB percentages92.2%, 91%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(51.4, 34.4%, 88%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 8.9%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 1.3%, 8.9%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,460,566
CSS custom property--colour: #EBE8D6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.8023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.05:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#141729
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D6D9EB
Analogous#EBDED6, #E3EBD6
Triadic#D6EBE8, #E8D6EB
Split complementary#D6E3EB, #DED6EB
Tetradic#D6EBDE, #D6D9EB, #EBD6E3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G232
B214
Red235 (92.2%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)34.43%
Lightness88.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EB · G E8 · B D6
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