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Recognised as Colour

#EBEBAD

  • #EBEBAD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EBEBAD is a yellow with RGB values 235, 235, 173 and HSL 60°, 61%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EBEBAD#EBEBAD
HEX#EBEBAD
RGBrgb(235, 235, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.9216, 0.6784
RGB percentages92.2%, 92.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(60, 60.8%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 26.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 26.4%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,461,293
CSS custom property--colour: #EBEBAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.02:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#141452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5E6A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6E9AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F4E3DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 2.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 10.8Moccasin · ΔE 12.6Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 12.7Wheat · ΔE 12.9Navajo white · ΔE 14.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 2.44, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADADEB
Analogous#EBCCAD, #CCEBAD
Triadic#ADEBEB, #EBADEB
Split complementary#ADCCEB, #CCADEB
Tetradic#ADEBCC, #ADADEB, #EBADCC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F5F5D6
Darker −10%#E1E184
Darker −20%#D7D75B
Darker −30%#CDCD32
Darker −40%#A4A428
More saturated +25%#F8F8A0
Less saturated −25%#DEDEBA

Channel breakdown

R235
G235
B173
Red235 (92.2%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR EB · G EB · B AD

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