Colour

#EBEC8C

#EBEC8C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EBEC8C is a yellow with RGB values 235, 236, 140 and HSL 61°, 72%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EBEC8C#EBEC8C

HEX#EBEC8C

RGBrgb(235, 236, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.9255, 0.549

RGB percentages92.2%, 92.5%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(60.6, 71.6%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60.6, 40.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK0.4%, 0%, 40.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,461,516

CSS custom property--colour: #EBEC8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79547WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness226.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.91:1

Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5

Inverted#141373

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FAE584no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#FBE890no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F7E1D5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 5.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.1 Moccasin · ΔE 25.8 Navajo white · ΔE 25.9 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 5.23, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D8CEC

Analogous#ECBD8C, #BBEC8C

Triadic#8CEBEC, #EC8CEB

Split complementary#8CBBEC, #BD8CEC

Tetradic#8CECBD, #8D8CEC, #EC8CBB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FAFAE4

Lighter +10%#F3F3B8

Darker −10%#E3E560

Darker −20%#DCDE34

Darker −30%#BEBF20

Darker −40%#929418

More saturated +25%#FBFD7B

Less saturated −25%#DBDB9D

Channel breakdown

R235

G236

B140

Red235 (92.2%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue60.63°

Saturation (HSL)71.64%

Lightness73.73%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR EB · G EC · B 8C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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