#EBD95E#EBD95E
#EBD95E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.681; OKLCH L 87.7% C 0.143 H 101.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBD95E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 217, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 78%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 60%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 60%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.06, -8.38, 61.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.06, 61.87, 97.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.69% -0.0274 0.1408) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.69% 0.143 101) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.0965, 68.0985, 20.5136) |
| Luminance | 0.6810 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 0.92
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.16
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.81
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.89
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.04
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 4.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBD95E #5E70EB
analogous
#EB925E #EBD95E #B7EB5E
triadic
#EBD95E #5EEBD9 #D95EEB
tetradic
#EBD95E #5EEB92 #5E70EB #EB5EB7
square
#EBD95E #5EEB92 #5E70EB #EB5EB7
split-complementary
#EBD95E #5EB7EB #925EEB
monochromatic
#B8A317 #E4CC28 #EBD95E #F2E694 #F9F3CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.44
#EBD95E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.62
#EBD95E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBD95E
14.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBD95E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBD95E | 1.00 | 1.44 | 14.62 | 14.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EBD350
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DA64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCCBBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebd95e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 217, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.7% 0.143 101.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e490',
500: '#ebd95e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebd95e; $custom-light: #f4e490; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebd95e",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 217,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.34,
"s": 77.901,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87692,
"c": 0.14347,
"h": 101
},
"luminance": 0.68096
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBD95E
secondary
#3646B7
accent
#26DA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F