#EBC56F#EBC56F
#EBC56F is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.587; OKLCH L 83.9% C 0.114 H 86.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBC56F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 197, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 76%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 53%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.2%, 52.8%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.15, 3.13, 47.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.15, 47.86, 86.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.87% 0.0078 0.1134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.87% 0.114 86.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.0988, 58.7454, 23.3673) |
| Luminance | 0.5874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.08
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.85
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.90
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.00
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.08
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBC56F #6F95EB
analogous
#EB876F #EBC56F #D3EB6F
triadic
#EBC56F #6FEBC5 #C56FEB
tetradic
#EBC56F #6FEB87 #6F95EB #EB6FD3
square
#EBC56F #6FEB87 #6F95EB #EB6FD3
split-complementary
#EBC56F #6FD3EB #876FEB
monochromatic
#C4911B #E4AF39 #EBC56F #F2DBA5 #FAF0DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#EBC56F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.75
#EBC56F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBC56F
12.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBC56F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBC56F | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.75 | 12.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C468
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CE72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCB8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebc56f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 197, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.9% 0.114 86.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4d69a',
500: '#ebc56f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebc56f; $custom-light: #f4d69a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebc56f",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 197,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.613,
"s": 75.61,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83873,
"c": 0.11366,
"h": 86.1
},
"luminance": 0.58742
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBC56F
secondary
#3C65C2
accent
#4CD80E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F