#EBCC62#EBCC62
#EBCC62 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.617; OKLCH L 85.1% C 0.130 H 93.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBCC62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 204, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 77%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 58%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 58.3%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.77, -1.49, 55.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.77, 55.85, 91.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.1% -0.0072 0.1296) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.1% 0.13 93.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.0609, 61.7326, 20.4102) |
| Luminance | 0.6173 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 2.57
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.60
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.59
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.94
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.21
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBCC62 #6281EB
analogous
#EB8762 #EBCC62 #C6EB62
triadic
#EBCC62 #62EBCC #CC62EB
tetradic
#EBCC62 #62EB87 #6281EB #EB62C6
square
#EBCC62 #62EB87 #6281EB #EB62C6
split-complementary
#EBCC62 #62C6EB #8762EB
monochromatic
#BB9618 #E4BA2C #EBCC62 #F2DE98 #F9EFCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#EBCC62 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.35
#EBCC62 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBCC62
13.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBCC62 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBCC62 | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.35 | 13.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFC957
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D267
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCBEB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebcc62; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 204, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.1% 0.130 93.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4db92',
500: '#ebcc62',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebcc62; $custom-light: #f4db92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebcc62",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 204,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.423,
"s": 77.401,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85104,
"c": 0.12981,
"h": 93.2
},
"luminance": 0.6173
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBCC62
secondary
#3755BA
accent
#3ADA0C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F