#EBD96F#EBD96F
#EBD96F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.684; OKLCH L 87.9% C 0.129 H 99.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBD96F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 217, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 76%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 53%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 52.8%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.22, -7.12, 53.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.22, 54.28, 97.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.88% -0.0219 0.1266) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.88% 0.129 99.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.9451, 68.4379, 24.9827) |
| Luminance | 0.6844 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.11
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.81
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.67
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.85
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.88
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBD96F #6F81EB
analogous
#EB9B6F #EBD96F #BFEB6F
triadic
#EBD96F #6FEBD9 #D96FEB
tetradic
#EBD96F #6FEB9B #6F81EB #EB6FBF
square
#EBD96F #6FEB9B #6F81EB #EB6FBF
split-complementary
#EBD96F #6FBFEB #9B6FEB
monochromatic
#C4AC1B #E4CB39 #EBD96F #F2E7A5 #FAF5DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.43
#EBD96F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.69
#EBD96F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBD96F
14.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBD96F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBD96F | 1.00 | 1.43 | 14.69 | 14.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EAD465
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFDB74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBCCC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebd96f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 217, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.9% 0.129 99.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e49b',
500: '#ebd96f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebd96f; $custom-light: #f4e49b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebd96f",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 217,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.29,
"s": 75.61,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87881,
"c": 0.12851,
"h": 99.8
},
"luminance": 0.68436
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBD96F
secondary
#3C4FC2
accent
#2BD80E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F