#EBC55C#EBC55C
#EBC55C is a very light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.584; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.130 H 89.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBC55C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 197, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 78%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 61%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.2%, 60.9%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.94, 1.71, 56.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.94, 56.53, 88.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.64% 0.0014 0.1303) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.64% 0.13 89.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.1617, 58.3705, 18.4316) |
| Luminance | 0.5837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.51
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.13
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.65
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.44
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.89
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBC55C #5C82EB
analogous
#EB7E5C #EBC55C #CAEB5C
triadic
#EBC55C #5CEBC5 #C55CEB
tetradic
#EBC55C #5CEB7E #5C82EB #EB5CCA
square
#EBC55C #5CEB7E #5C82EB #EB5CCA
split-complementary
#EBC55C #5CCAEB #7E5CEB
monochromatic
#B68C16 #E4B225 #EBC55C #F2D893 #F8ECC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#EBC55C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.67
#EBC55C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBC55C
12.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBC55C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBC55C | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.67 | 12.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C351
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2CD60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDB6AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebc55c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 197, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.130 89.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5d68e',
500: '#ebc55c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebc55c; $custom-light: #f5d68e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebc55c",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 197,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.056,
"s": 78.142,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83643,
"c": 0.13034,
"h": 89.4
},
"luminance": 0.58367
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBC55C
secondary
#3557B6
accent
#42DA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#18140C
muted
#86837F