Recognised as Colour

#EBE98E

#EBE98E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EBE98E is a yellow with RGB values 235, 233, 142 and HSL 59°, 70%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EBE98E#EBE98E

HEX#EBE98E

RGBrgb(235, 233, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.9137, 0.5569

RGB percentages92.2%, 91.4%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(58.7, 69.9%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.7, 39.6%, 92.2%)

CMYK0%, 0.9%, 39.6%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,460,750

CSS custom property--colour: #EBE98E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness225.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.58:1

Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3

Inverted#141671

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F7E287no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#F9E692no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F7DED3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 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 text16.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 3.3 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 14.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.4 Navajo white · ΔE 23.3 Moccasin · ΔE 23.3 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 24.2

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 3.3, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8E90EB

Analogous#EBBB8E, #BEEB8E

Triadic#8EEBE9, #E98EEB

Split complementary#8EBEEB, #BB8EEB

Tetradic#8EEBBB, #8E90EB, #EB8EBE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFAE5

Lighter +10%#F3F1B9

Darker −10%#E3E163

Darker −20%#DCD837

Darker −30%#BEBB22

Darker −40%#93901A

More saturated +25%#FCF97D

Less saturated −25%#DAD99F

Channel breakdown

R235

G233

B142

Red235 (92.2%)

Green233 (91.4%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue58.71°

Saturation (HSL)69.92%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EB · G E9 · B 8E

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