#EBD97B#EBD97B
#EBD97B is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.687; OKLCH L 88.0% C 0.117 H 98.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBD97B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 217, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 74%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 48%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 47.7%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.37, -6.09, 48.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.37, 48.64, 97.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.04% -0.0177 0.1155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.04% 0.117 98.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.6507, 68.7202, 28.6992) |
| Luminance | 0.6872 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.46
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.51
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.60
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.01
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.48
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBD97B #7B8DEB
analogous
#EBA17B #EBD97B #C5EB7B
triadic
#EBD97B #7BEBD9 #D97BEB
tetradic
#EBD97B #7BEBA1 #7B8DEB #EB7BC5
square
#EBD97B #7BEBA1 #7B8DEB #EB7BC5
split-complementary
#EBD97B #7BC5EB #A17BEB
monochromatic
#CDB11F #E3CA46 #EBD97B #F3E8B0 #FBF7E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#EBD97B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.74
#EBD97B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBD97B
14.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBD97B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBD97B | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.74 | 14.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9D473
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EEDB7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FACDC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebd97b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 217, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.0% 0.117 98.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e4a3',
500: '#ebd97b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebd97b; $custom-light: #f3e4a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebd97b",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 217,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.357,
"s": 73.684,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88038,
"c": 0.1168,
"h": 98.7
},
"luminance": 0.68718
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBD97B
secondary
#465AC4
accent
#30D610
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480