#EBD15D#EBD15D
#EBD15D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.641; OKLCH L 86.1% C 0.138 H 96.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBD15D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 209, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 78%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 60%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 60.4%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.00, -4.40, 59.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.00, 59.63, 94.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.06% -0.0161 0.1368) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.06% 0.138 96.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.0397, 64.0561, 19.6080) |
| Luminance | 0.6405 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.47
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 2.73
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.40
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.45
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.46
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBD15D #5D77EB
analogous
#EB8A5D #EBD15D #BEEB5D
triadic
#EBD15D #5DEBD1 #D15DEB
tetradic
#EBD15D #5DEB8A #5D77EB #EB5DBE
square
#EBD15D #5DEB8A #5D77EB #EB5DBE
split-complementary
#EBD15D #5DBEEB #8A5DEB
monochromatic
#B79A17 #E4C227 #EBD15D #F2E093 #F8F0CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#EBD15D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.81
#EBD15D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBD15D
13.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBD15D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBD15D | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.81 | 13.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4CD51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD563
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCC3B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebd15d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 209, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.1% 0.138 96.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5de8f',
500: '#ebd15d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebd15d; $custom-light: #f5de8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebd15d",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 209,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.014,
"s": 78.022,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86056,
"c": 0.13772,
"h": 96.7
},
"luminance": 0.64053
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBD15D
secondary
#364DB7
accent
#31DA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F