Recognised as Colour
#EBECDE
- #EBECDE
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Old lace
#EBECDE is a yellow with RGB values 235, 236, 222 and HSL 64°, 27%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Old lace.
Colour values
#EBECDE#EBECDE
HEX#EBECDE
RGBrgb(235, 236, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.9255, 0.8706
RGB percentages92.2%, 92.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(64.3, 26.9%, 89.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.3, 5.9%, 92.5%)
CMYK0.4%, 0%, 5.9%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,461,598
CSS custom property--colour: #EBECDE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.82927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.59:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#141321
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DFDEEC
Analogous#ECE6DE, #E4ECDE
Triadic#DEEBEC, #ECDEEB
Split complementary#DEE4EC, #E6DEEC
Tetradic#DEECE6, #DFDEEC, #ECDEE4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R235
G236
B222
Red235 (92.2%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue64.29°
Saturation (HSL)26.92%
Lightness89.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR EB · G EC · B DE
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