#EBE2AA#EBE2AA
#EBE2AA is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.750; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.073 H 100.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBE2AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 226, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 62%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 28%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 27.7%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.37, -5.45, 28.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.37, 29.06, 100.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.65% -0.0127 0.0719) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.65% 0.073 100) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.7134, 74.9586, 48.8712) |
| Luminance | 0.7496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 1.80
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 1.93
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 2.12
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.47
Egg Shell
#FFFCC4
ΔE00 5.58
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBE2AA #AAB3EB
analogous
#EBC2AA #EBE2AA #D4EBAA
triadic
#EBE2AA #AAEBE2 #E2AAEB
tetradic
#EBE2AA #AAEBC2 #AAB3EB #EBAAD4
square
#EBE2AA #AAEBC2 #AAB3EB #EBAAD4
split-complementary
#EBE2AA #AAD4EB #C2AAEB
monochromatic
#D4C047 #DFD178 #EBE2AA #F7F3DC #F9F7E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#EBE2AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.99
#EBE2AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBE2AA
15.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBE2AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBE2AA | 1.00 | 1.31 | 15.99 | 15.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDDEA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0E2AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5DAD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebe2aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 226, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.073 100.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2ebc3',
500: '#ebe2aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebe2aa; $custom-light: #f2ebc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebe2aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 226,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.692,
"s": 61.905,
"l": 79.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90649,
"c": 0.07302,
"h": 100
},
"luminance": 0.74957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBE2AA
secondary
#727EC7
accent
#34CA1C
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF9
border
#D6D5D2
text
#171612
muted
#858482