#EBCE66#EBCE66
#EBCE66 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.628; OKLCH L 85.5% C 0.128 H 94.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBCE66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 206, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 77%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 57%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.3%, 56.6%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.32, -2.22, 54.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.32, 54.66, 92.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.55% -0.0088 0.1275) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.55% 0.128 94) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.7329, 62.7669, 21.5893) |
| Luminance | 0.6276 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.61
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 2.91
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.26
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.26
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.83
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBCE66 #6683EB
analogous
#EB8B66 #EBCE66 #C6EB66
triadic
#EBCE66 #66EBCE #CE66EB
tetradic
#EBCE66 #66EB8B #6683EB #EB66C6
square
#EBCE66 #66EB8B #6683EB #EB66C6
split-complementary
#EBCE66 #66C6EB #8B66EB
monochromatic
#BE9A19 #E4BD30 #EBCE66 #F2DF9C #F9F1D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.55
#EBCE66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.55
#EBCE66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBCE66
13.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBCE66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBCE66 | 1.00 | 1.55 | 13.55 | 13.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0CA5C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D36A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCC0B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebce66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 206, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.5% 0.128 94.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4dc95',
500: '#ebce66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebce66; $custom-light: #f4dc95; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebce66",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 206,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.917,
"s": 76.879,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8555,
"c": 0.12776,
"h": 94
},
"luminance": 0.62764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBCE66
secondary
#3955BD
accent
#39D90C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F