Colour

#FFEBAB

#FFEBAB
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FFEBAB is a yellow with RGB values 255, 235, 171 and HSL 46°, 100%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFEBAB#FFEBAB

HEX#FFEBAB

RGBrgb(255, 235, 171)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9216, 0.6706

RGB percentages100%, 92.2%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(45.7, 100%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.7, 32.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 7.8%, 32.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,772,011

CSS custom property--colour: #FFEBAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness234.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.72:1

Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB

Inverted#001454

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F9E8A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#FEEEADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE1DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6 Moccasin · ΔE 8.8 Navajo white · ΔE 9.2 Wheat · ΔE 11 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 12.5 Khaki · ΔE 13.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.04, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ABBFFF

Analogous#FFC1AB, #E9FFAB

Triadic#ABFFEB, #EBABFF

Split complementary#ABE9FF, #C1ABFF

Tetradic#ABFFC1, #ABBFFF, #FFABE9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFF7DE

Darker −10%#FFDF78

Darker −20%#FFD345

Darker −30%#FFC712

Darker −40%#DEA900

More saturated +25%#FFEBAB

Less saturated −25%#F4E5B5

Channel breakdown

R255

G235

B171

Red255 (100%)

Green235 (92.2%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue45.71°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness83.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G EB · B AB

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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