#EBD272#EBD272
#EBD272 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.650; OKLCH L 86.5% C 0.120 H 95.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBD272 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 210, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 75%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 51%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 51.5%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.47, -3.32, 50.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.47, 50.41, 93.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.5% -0.0106 0.1192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.5% 0.12 95.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.3469, 64.9728, 25.2786) |
| Luminance | 0.6497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.86
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.59
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.07
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.55
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.91
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBD272 #728BEB
analogous
#EB9572 #EBD272 #C7EB72
triadic
#EBD272 #72EBD2 #D272EB
tetradic
#EBD272 #72EB95 #728BEB #EB72C7
square
#EBD272 #72EB95 #728BEB #EB72C7
split-complementary
#EBD272 #72C7EB #9572EB
monochromatic
#C6A31C #E3C13C #EBD272 #F3E3A8 #FAF4DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#EBD272 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#EBD272 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBD272
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBD272 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBD272 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CE6A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD676
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBC5BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebd272; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 210, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.5% 0.120 95.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4df9d',
500: '#ebd272',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebd272; $custom-light: #f4df9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebd272",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 210,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.603,
"s": 75.155,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86503,
"c": 0.1197,
"h": 95.1
},
"luminance": 0.6497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBD272
secondary
#3E5AC3
accent
#38D70E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F