#EBC56E#EBC56E
#EBC56E is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.587; OKLCH L 83.9% C 0.115 H 86.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBC56E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 197, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 76%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 53%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.2%, 53.2%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.14, 3.05, 48.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.14, 48.33, 86.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.86% 0.0074 0.1143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.86% 0.115 86.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.0441, 58.7235, 23.0789) |
| Luminance | 0.5872 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.06
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.70
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.77
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.95
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.16
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBC56E #6E94EB
analogous
#EB866E #EBC56E #D3EB6E
triadic
#EBC56E #6EEBC5 #C56EEB
tetradic
#EBC56E #6EEB86 #6E94EB #EB6ED3
square
#EBC56E #6EEB86 #6E94EB #EB6ED3
split-complementary
#EBC56E #6ED3EB #866EEB
monochromatic
#C4901B #E4AF38 #EBC56E #F2DBA4 #FAF0DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#EBC56E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.74
#EBC56E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBC56E
12.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBC56E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBC56E | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.74 | 12.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C466
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CE71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCB8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebc56e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 197, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.9% 0.115 86.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4d699',
500: '#ebc56e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebc56e; $custom-light: #f4d699; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebc56e",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 197,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.76,
"s": 75.758,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8386,
"c": 0.11458,
"h": 86.3
},
"luminance": 0.5872
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBC56E
secondary
#3B64C2
accent
#4BD80E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F