#EBD165#EBD165
#EBD165 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.642; OKLCH L 86.1% C 0.131 H 96.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBD165 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 209, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 77%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 57%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 57%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.07, -3.83, 55.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.07, 56.08, 93.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.14% -0.0136 0.1302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.14% 0.131 96) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.4127, 64.2054, 21.5728) |
| Luminance | 0.6420 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.58
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.76
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.09
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.42
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.80
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBD165 #657FEB
analogous
#EB8E65 #EBD165 #C2EB65
triadic
#EBD165 #65EBD1 #D165EB
tetradic
#EBD165 #65EB8E #657FEB #EB65C2
square
#EBD165 #65EB8E #657FEB #EB65C2
split-complementary
#EBD165 #65C2EB #8E65EB
monochromatic
#BD9D19 #E4C12F #EBD165 #F2E19B #F9F1D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#EBD165 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.84
#EBD165 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBD165
13.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBD165 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBD165 | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.84 | 13.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CD5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD56A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCC3B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebd165; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 209, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.1% 0.131 96.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4de94',
500: '#ebd165',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebd165; $custom-light: #f4de94; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebd165",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 209,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.358,
"s": 77.011,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86142,
"c": 0.13091,
"h": 96
},
"luminance": 0.64203
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBD165
secondary
#3852BC
accent
#34D90C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F