Colour

#FFEB6B

#FFEB6B
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFEB6B is a yellow with RGB values 255, 235, 107 and HSL 52°, 100%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFEB6B#FFEB6B

HEX#FFEB6B

RGBrgb(255, 235, 107)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9216, 0.4196

RGB percentages100%, 92.2%, 42%

HSLhsl(51.9, 100%, 71%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 58%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 7.8%, 58%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,771,947

CSS custom property--colour: #FFEB6B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness230.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.35:1

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

Contrast with black17.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6

Inverted#001494

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFE55Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFED71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFDCCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 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 text17.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 18.4 Gold · ΔE 25.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 28 Dark khaki · ΔE 30.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 32.3 Yellow green · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 18.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B7FFF

Analogous#FFA16B, #C9FF6B

Triadic#6BFFEB, #EB6BFF

Split complementary#6BC9FF, #A16BFF

Tetradic#6BFFA1, #6B7FFF, #FF6BC9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFF9D1

Lighter +10%#FFF29E

Darker −10%#FFE438

Darker −20%#FFDD05

Darker −30%#D1B500

Darker −40%#9E8900

More saturated +25%#FFEB6B

Less saturated −25%#EDDD7E

Channel breakdown

R255

G235

B107

Red255 (100%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue51.89°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness70.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G EB · B 6B

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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