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Recognised as Colour

#EBED99

  • #EBED99
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#EBED99 is a yellow with RGB values 235, 237, 153 and HSL 61°, 70%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EBED99#EBED99
HEX#EBED99
RGBrgb(235, 237, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.9294, 0.6
RGB percentages92.2%, 92.9%, 60%
HSLhsl(61.4, 70%, 76.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.4, 35.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK0.8%, 0%, 35.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,461,785
CSS custom property--colour: #EBED99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.11:1
Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#141266

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FAE693no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FBE99Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F6E3D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 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 text17.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 6.2Pale goldenrod · ΔE 11.1Dark khaki · ΔE 19.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 20.6Moccasin · ΔE 21Navajo white · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 6.2, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B99ED
Analogous#EDC599, #C1ED99
Triadic#99EBED, #ED99EB
Split complementary#99C1ED, #C599ED
Tetradic#99EDC5, #9B99ED, #ED99C1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FCFCF0
Lighter +10%#F3F5C4
Darker −10%#E2E56E
Darker −20%#DADE42
Darker −30%#C5C924
Darker −40%#9B9E1C
More saturated +25%#F9FC8A
Less saturated −25%#DDDEA8

Channel breakdown

R235
G237
B153
Red235 (92.2%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue61.43°
Saturation (HSL)70%
Lightness76.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR EB · G ED · B 99

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