#EBD86E#EBD86E
#EBD86E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.679; OKLCH L 87.7% C 0.129 H 99.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBD86E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 216, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 76%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 53%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 53.2%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.96, -6.70, 53.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.96, 54.38, 97.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.67% -0.0208 0.1269) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.67% 0.129 99.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.6334, 67.9021, 24.6087) |
| Luminance | 0.6790 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.99
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.86
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.62
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.72
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.80
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBD86E #6E81EB
analogous
#EB996E #EBD86E #BFEB6E
triadic
#EBD86E #6EEBD8 #D86EEB
tetradic
#EBD86E #6EEB99 #6E81EB #EB6EBF
square
#EBD86E #6EEB99 #6E81EB #EB6EBF
split-complementary
#EBD86E #6EBFEB #996EEB
monochromatic
#C4AA1B #E4CA38 #EBD86E #F2E6A4 #FAF5DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.44
#EBD86E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.58
#EBD86E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBD86E
14.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBD86E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBD86E | 1.00 | 1.44 | 14.58 | 14.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9D364
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFDA73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBCBC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebd86e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 216, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.7% 0.129 99.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e39a',
500: '#ebd86e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebd86e; $custom-light: #f4e39a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebd86e",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 216,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.88,
"s": 75.758,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87665,
"c": 0.12856,
"h": 99.3
},
"luminance": 0.679
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBD86E
secondary
#3B50C2
accent
#2CD80E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F