#EBD472#EBD472
#EBD472 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.660; OKLCH L 86.9% C 0.121 H 96.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBD472 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 212, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 75%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 51%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 51.5%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.98, -4.34, 50.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.98, 51.10, 94.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.91% -0.0136 0.1206) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.91% 0.121 96.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.8438, 65.9665, 25.4442) |
| Luminance | 0.6596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.44
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.11
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.13
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.68
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.74
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBD472 #7289EB
analogous
#EB9772 #EBD472 #C5EB72
triadic
#EBD472 #72EBD4 #D472EB
tetradic
#EBD472 #72EB97 #7289EB #EB72C5
square
#EBD472 #72EB97 #7289EB #EB72C5
split-complementary
#EBD472 #72C5EB #9772EB
monochromatic
#C6A61C #E3C43C #EBD472 #F3E4A8 #FAF5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#EBD472 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.19
#EBD472 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBD472
14.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBD472 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBD472 | 1.00 | 1.48 | 14.19 | 14.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5D069
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD876
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBC7BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebd472; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 212, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.9% 0.121 96.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e19d',
500: '#ebd472',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebd472; $custom-light: #f4e19d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebd472",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 212,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.595,
"s": 75.155,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86906,
"c": 0.12133,
"h": 96.4
},
"luminance": 0.65964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBD472
secondary
#3E57C3
accent
#34D70E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F