#EBB256#EBB256

#EBB256 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.502; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.127 H 77.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#EBB256
RGB	rgb(235, 178, 86)
HSL	hsl(37, 79%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(37, 63%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.3%, 63.4%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(76.18, 11.26, 53.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(76.18, 55.09, 78.21°)
OKLab	oklab(79.88% 0.0284 0.124)
OKLCH	oklch(79.88% 0.127 77.1)
XYZ	xyz(51.8641, 50.1785, 15.7561)
Luminance	0.5018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#EBB256 #568FEB

analogous

#EB6756 #EBB256 #D9EB56

triadic

#EBB256 #56EBB2 #B256EB

tetradic

#EBB256 #56EB67 #568FEB #EB56D9

square

#EBB256 #56EB67 #568FEB #EB56D9

split-complementary

#EBB256 #56D9EB #6756EB

monochromatic

#B27615 #E5991F #EBB256 #F1CB8D #F8E4C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

1.90

#EBB256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

11.04

#EBB256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #EBB256

11.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##EBB256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##EBB256	1.00	1.90	11.04	11.04
#FFFFFF	1.90	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	11.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	11.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#C8B44D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#D5C259

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#FEA29E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#BCBCBC

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ebb256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 178, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.127 77.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#f5c889',
    500: '#ebb256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ebb256;
$custom-light: #f5c889;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ebb256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 235,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.047,
    "s": 78.836,
    "l": 62.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7988,
    "c": 0.12721,
    "h": 77.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.50175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#EBB256

secondary

#3364B2

accent

#5ADB0A

background

#FFFDFC

surface

#FFF9F4

border

#D7D2CE

text

#18130C

muted

#86827F

Preview Lab

Preview with #EBB256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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