#EBD962#EBD962
#EBD962 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.682; OKLCH L 87.7% C 0.140 H 100.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBD962 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 217, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 77%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 58%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 58.3%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.09, -8.11, 59.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.09, 60.14, 97.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.73% -0.0262 0.1377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.73% 0.14 100.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.2807, 68.1722, 21.4835) |
| Luminance | 0.6817 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.28
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.17
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.47
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.73
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.92
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 4.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBD962 #6274EB
analogous
#EB9562 #EBD962 #B8EB62
triadic
#EBD962 #62EBD9 #D962EB
tetradic
#EBD962 #62EB95 #6274EB #EB62B8
square
#EBD962 #62EB95 #6274EB #EB62B8
split-complementary
#EBD962 #62B8EB #9562EB
monochromatic
#BBA518 #E4CC2C #EBD962 #F2E698 #F9F3CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.44
#EBD962 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.63
#EBD962 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBD962
14.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBD962 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBD962 | 1.00 | 1.44 | 14.63 | 14.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EBD355
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DB68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBCBBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebd962; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 217, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.7% 0.140 100.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e493',
500: '#ebd962',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebd962; $custom-light: #f4e493; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebd962",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 217,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.117,
"s": 77.401,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87733,
"c": 0.14013,
"h": 100.8
},
"luminance": 0.6817
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBD962
secondary
#3748BA
accent
#27DA0C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F