#EBC36E#EBC36E
#EBC36E is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.578; OKLCH L 83.5% C 0.114 H 84.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBC36E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 195, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 76%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 53%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17%, 53.2%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.64, 4.09, 47.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.64, 47.81, 85.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.47% 0.0104 0.113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.47% 0.114 84.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.5929, 57.8212, 22.9286) |
| Luminance | 0.5782 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.76
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.82
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.39
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.52
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.61
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBC36E #6E96EB
analogous
#EB846E #EBC36E #D5EB6E
triadic
#EBC36E #6EEBC3 #C36EEB
tetradic
#EBC36E #6EEB84 #6E96EB #EB6ED5
square
#EBC36E #6EEB84 #6E96EB #EB6ED5
split-complementary
#EBC36E #6ED5EB #846EEB
monochromatic
#C48E1B #E4AD38 #EBC36E #F2D9A4 #FAF0DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#EBC36E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.56
#EBC36E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBC36E
12.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBC36E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBC36E | 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)
#D6C267
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFCC71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCB6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebc36e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 195, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.5% 0.114 84.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4d599',
500: '#ebc36e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebc36e; $custom-light: #f4d599; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebc36e",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 195,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.8,
"s": 75.758,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83466,
"c": 0.1135,
"h": 84.7
},
"luminance": 0.57818
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBC36E
secondary
#3B66C2
accent
#4ED80E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F