#EBD17A#EBD17A
#EBD17A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.647; OKLCH L 86.4% C 0.111 H 93.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBD17A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 209, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 74%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 48%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 48.1%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.31, -2.10, 46.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.31, 46.27, 92.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.41% -0.0063 0.1109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.41% 0.111 93.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.5762, 64.6708, 27.7005) |
| Luminance | 0.6467 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.85
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.54
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.19
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.50
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.83
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBD17A #7A94EB
analogous
#EB997A #EBD17A #CCEB7A
triadic
#EBD17A #7AEBD1 #D17AEB
tetradic
#EBD17A #7AEB99 #7A94EB #EB7ACC
square
#EBD17A #7AEB99 #7A94EB #EB7ACC
split-complementary
#EBD17A #7ACCEB #997AEB
monochromatic
#CCA41F #E3BF45 #EBD17A #F3E3AF #FBF6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#EBD17A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.93
#EBD17A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBD17A
13.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBD17A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBD17A | 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)
#E2CE73
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D67D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAC5BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebd17a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 209, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.4% 0.111 93.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3dea2',
500: '#ebd17a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebd17a; $custom-light: #f3dea2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebd17a",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 209,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.195,
"s": 73.856,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86411,
"c": 0.11104,
"h": 93.2
},
"luminance": 0.64668
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBD17A
secondary
#4562C4
accent
#3DD610
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480