#EBC36D#EBC36D
#EBC36D is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.578; OKLCH L 83.5% C 0.114 H 84.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBC36D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 195, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 76%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 54%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 53.6%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.63, 4.01, 48.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.63, 48.27, 85.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.45% 0.0101 0.114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.45% 0.114 84.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.5388, 57.7996, 22.6434) |
| Luminance | 0.5780 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.73
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.89
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.24
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.39
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.62
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBC36D #6D95EB
analogous
#EB846D #EBC36D #D4EB6D
triadic
#EBC36D #6DEBC3 #C36DEB
tetradic
#EBC36D #6DEB84 #6D95EB #EB6DD4
square
#EBC36D #6DEB84 #6D95EB #EB6DD4
split-complementary
#EBC36D #6DD4EB #846DEB
monochromatic
#C38E1B #E4AD37 #EBC36D #F2D9A3 #FAEFD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#EBC36D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.56
#EBC36D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBC36D
12.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBC36D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBC36D | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.56 | 12.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C265
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCC70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCB6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebc36d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 195, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.5% 0.114 84.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4d499',
500: '#ebc36d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebc36d; $custom-light: #f4d499; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebc36d",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 195,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.952,
"s": 75.904,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83453,
"c": 0.11442,
"h": 84.9
},
"luminance": 0.57797
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBC36D
secondary
#3B66C1
accent
#4ED80D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F