#EBD17F#EBD17F
#EBD17F is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.648; OKLCH L 86.5% C 0.106 H 92.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBD17F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 209, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 73%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 46%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 46%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.38, -1.63, 43.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.38, 43.87, 92.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.48% -0.0044 0.1059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.48% 0.106 92.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.8940, 64.7979, 29.3742) |
| Luminance | 0.6480 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.93
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.08
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.50
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.20
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.45
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBD17F #7F99EB
analogous
#EB9B7F #EBD17F #CFEB7F
triadic
#EBD17F #7FEBD1 #D17FEB
tetradic
#EBD17F #7FEB9B #7F99EB #EB7FCF
square
#EBD17F #7FEB9B #7F99EB #EB7FCF
split-complementary
#EBD17F #7FCFEB #9B7FEB
monochromatic
#CFA520 #E3BE4A #EBD17F #F3E4B4 #FBF5E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#EBD17F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.96
#EBD17F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBD17F
13.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBD17F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBD17F | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.96 | 13.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CE78
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D682
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAC5BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebd17f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 209, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.5% 0.106 92.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3dea5',
500: '#ebd17f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebd17f; $custom-light: #f3dea5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebd17f",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 209,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.556,
"s": 72.973,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86484,
"c": 0.10594,
"h": 92.4
},
"luminance": 0.64795
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBD17F
secondary
#4A67C4
accent
#40D510
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480