#EBD16F#EBD16F
#EBD16F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.644; OKLCH L 86.3% C 0.122 H 94.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBD16F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 209, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 76%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 53%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 52.8%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.18, -3.05, 51.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.18, 51.48, 93.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.26% -0.0102 0.1214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.26% 0.122 94.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.9328, 64.4134, 24.3120) |
| Luminance | 0.6441 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.17
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.68
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.19
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.25
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.83
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBD16F #6F89EB
analogous
#EB936F #EBD16F #C7EB6F
triadic
#EBD16F #6FEBD1 #D16FEB
tetradic
#EBD16F #6FEB93 #6F89EB #EB6FC7
square
#EBD16F #6FEB93 #6F89EB #EB6FC7
split-complementary
#EBD16F #6FC7EB #936FEB
monochromatic
#C4A11B #E4C039 #EBD16F #F2E2A5 #FAF3DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#EBD16F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.88
#EBD16F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBD16F
13.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBD16F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBD16F | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.88 | 13.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CD66
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D673
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBC4BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebd16f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 209, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.3% 0.122 94.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4de9b',
500: '#ebd16f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebd16f; $custom-light: #f4de9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebd16f",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 209,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.419,
"s": 75.61,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86263,
"c": 0.12178,
"h": 94.8
},
"luminance": 0.64411
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBD16F
secondary
#3C58C2
accent
#38D80E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F