#EBD179#EBD179
#EBD179 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.646; OKLCH L 86.4% C 0.112 H 93.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBD179 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 209, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 74%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 49%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 48.5%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.30, -2.19, 46.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.30, 46.75, 92.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.4% -0.0066 0.1118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.4% 0.112 93.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.5146, 64.6461, 27.3758) |
| Luminance | 0.6464 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.88
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.46
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.15
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.37
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.72
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBD179 #7993EB
analogous
#EB9879 #EBD179 #CCEB79
triadic
#EBD179 #79EBD1 #D179EB
tetradic
#EBD179 #79EB98 #7993EB #EB79CC
square
#EBD179 #79EB98 #7993EB #EB79CC
split-complementary
#EBD179 #79CCEB #9879EB
monochromatic
#CBA41E #E3BF44 #EBD179 #F3E3AE #FBF6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#EBD179 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.93
#EBD179 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBD179
13.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBD179 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBD179 | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.93 | 13.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2CE72
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D67C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAC5BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebd179; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 209, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.4% 0.112 93.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3dea1',
500: '#ebd179',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebd179; $custom-light: #f3dea1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebd179",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 209,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.316,
"s": 74.026,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86397,
"c": 0.11204,
"h": 93.4
},
"luminance": 0.64644
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBD179
secondary
#4461C4
accent
#3DD60F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480