Recognised as Colour

#EBF08E

#EBF08E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EBF08E is a yellow with RGB values 235, 240, 142 and HSL 63°, 77%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EBF08E#EBF08E

HEX#EBF08E

RGBrgb(235, 240, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.9216, 0.9412, 0.5569

RGB percentages92.2%, 94.1%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(63.1, 76.6%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.1, 40.8%, 94.1%)

CMYK2.1%, 0%, 40.8%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,462,542

CSS custom property--colour: #EBF08E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81935WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness229.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.39:1

Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8

Inverted#140F71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FEE886no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FEEB93no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F7E5D8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 17.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 21.7 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 27 Moccasin · ΔE 27.3 Navajo white · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.25, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#938EF0

Analogous#F0C48E, #BAF08E

Triadic#8EEBF0, #F08EEB

Split complementary#8EBAF0, #C48EF0

Tetradic#8EF0C4, #938EF0, #F08EBA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFCE8

Lighter +10%#F3F6BB

Darker −10%#E3EA61

Darker −20%#DBE434

Darker −30%#C1CA1B

Darker −40%#969D15

More saturated +25%#F8FF7F

Less saturated −25%#DDE09E

Channel breakdown

R235

G240

B142

Red235 (92.2%)

Green240 (94.1%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue63.06°

Saturation (HSL)76.56%

Lightness74.9%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR EB · G F0 · B 8E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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