#EBD557#EBD557
#EBD557 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.659; OKLCH L 86.8% C 0.146 H 99.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBD557 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 213, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 79%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 63%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 63%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.97, -6.81, 63.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.97, 63.49, 96.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.81% -0.0237 0.1437) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.81% 0.146 99.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.7780, 65.9414, 18.5942) |
| Luminance | 0.6594 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.81
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.21
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.48
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.50
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.78
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBD557 #576DEB
analogous
#EB8B57 #EBD557 #B7EB57
triadic
#EBD557 #57EBD5 #D557EB
tetradic
#EBD557 #57EB8B #576DEB #EB57B7
square
#EBD557 #57EB8B #576DEB #EB57B7
split-complementary
#EBD557 #57B7EB #8B57EB
monochromatic
#B29B15 #E4C720 #EBD557 #F2E38E #F8F0C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#EBD557 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.19
#EBD557 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBD557
14.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBD557 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBD557 | 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)
#E8D048
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EED85E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCC7BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebd557; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 213, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.8% 0.146 99.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e18c',
500: '#ebd557',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebd557; $custom-light: #f5e18c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebd557",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 213,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.081,
"s": 78.723,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86809,
"c": 0.14567,
"h": 99.4
},
"luminance": 0.65939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBD557
secondary
#3447B3
accent
#29DB0A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18150C
muted
#86847F