Colour

#EBED9E

#EBED9E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EBED9E is a yellow with RGB values 235, 237, 158 and HSL 62°, 69%, 77%. 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

#EBED9E#EBED9E

HEX#EBED9E

RGBrgb(235, 237, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.9294, 0.6196

RGB percentages92.2%, 92.9%, 62%

HSLhsl(61.5, 68.7%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(61.5, 33.3%, 92.9%)

CMYK0.8%, 0%, 33.3%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,461,790

CSS custom property--colour: #EBED9E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80699WCAG 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 17.14:1

Contrast with white1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7

Inverted#141261

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F9E698no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FAE9A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F5E4D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 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 text17.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 8.8 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 18.3 Moccasin · ΔE 19 Dark khaki · ΔE 19 Navajo white · ΔE 19.7

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.84, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A09EED

Analogous#EDC89E, #C3ED9E

Triadic#9EEBED, #ED9EEB

Split complementary#9EC4ED, #C79EED

Tetradic#9EEDC8, #A09EED, #ED9EC4

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDFDF4

Lighter +10%#F4F5C9

Darker −10%#E2E573

Darker −20%#D9DD48

Darker −30%#C8CC26

Darker −40%#9EA11E

More saturated +25%#F9FB90

Less saturated −25%#DDDFAC

Channel breakdown

R235

G237

B158

Red235 (92.2%)

Green237 (92.9%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue61.52°

Saturation (HSL)68.7%

Lightness77.45%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR EB · G ED · B 9E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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