#EBD35E#EBD35E
#EBD35E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.651; OKLCH L 86.5% C 0.138 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBD35E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 211, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 78%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 60%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 60%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.52, -5.35, 59.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.52, 59.84, 95.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.47% -0.0187 0.1372) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.47% 0.138 97.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5780, 65.0615, 20.0074) |
| Luminance | 0.6506 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.75
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.82
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.25
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.32
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.39
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBD35E #5E76EB
analogous
#EB8C5E #EBD35E #BDEB5E
triadic
#EBD35E #5EEBD3 #D35EEB
tetradic
#EBD35E #5EEB8C #5E76EB #EB5EBD
square
#EBD35E #5EEB8C #5E76EB #EB5EBD
split-complementary
#EBD35E #5EBDEB #8C5EEB
monochromatic
#B89C17 #E4C428 #EBD35E #F2E294 #F9F1CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#EBD35E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.01
#EBD35E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBD35E
14.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBD35E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBD35E | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.01 | 14.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6CE51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD764
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCC5BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebd35e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 211, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.5% 0.138 97.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e090',
500: '#ebd35e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebd35e; $custom-light: #f4e090; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebd35e",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 211,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.787,
"s": 77.901,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86471,
"c": 0.13847,
"h": 97.8
},
"luminance": 0.65059
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBD35E
secondary
#364CB7
accent
#2FDA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F