#EBCE5C#EBCE5C
#EBCE5C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.626; OKLCH L 85.4% C 0.136 H 95.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBCE5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 206, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 78%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 61%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 60.9%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.22, -2.93, 59.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.22, 59.12, 92.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.44% -0.012 0.1358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.44% 0.136 95.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.2666, 62.5803, 19.1333) |
| Luminance | 0.6258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 2.17
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.24
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.74
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.78
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.90
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBCE5C #5C79EB
analogous
#EB875C #EBCE5C #C1EB5C
triadic
#EBCE5C #5CEBCE #CE5CEB
tetradic
#EBCE5C #5CEB87 #5C79EB #EB5CC1
square
#EBCE5C #5CEB87 #5C79EB #EB5CC1
split-complementary
#EBCE5C #5CC1EB #875CEB
monochromatic
#B69616 #E4BE25 #EBCE5C #F2DE93 #F8EFC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.55
#EBCE5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.52
#EBCE5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBCE5C
13.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBCE5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBCE5C | 1.00 | 1.55 | 13.52 | 13.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CA50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D361
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCC0B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebce5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 206, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.4% 0.136 95.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5dc8e',
500: '#ebce5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebce5c; $custom-light: #f5dc8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebce5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 206,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.832,
"s": 78.142,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85441,
"c": 0.13628,
"h": 95.1
},
"luminance": 0.62577
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBCE5C
secondary
#354FB6
accent
#35DA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F