#EBE46C#EBE46C
#EBE46C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.742; OKLCH L 90.1% C 0.142 H 105.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBE46C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 228, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 76%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 54%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 54%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.03, -12.86, 58.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.03, 59.85, 102.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.1% -0.0387 0.1364) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.1% 0.142 105.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.7130, 74.2337, 25.1041) |
| Luminance | 0.7423 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.17
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.18
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.39
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.81
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.26
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBE46C #6C73EB
analogous
#EBA56C #EBE46C #B3EB6C
triadic
#EBE46C #6CEBE4 #E46CEB
tetradic
#EBE46C #6CEBA5 #6C73EB #EB6CB3
square
#EBE46C #6CEBA5 #6C73EB #EB6CB3
split-complementary
#EBE46C #6CB3EB #A56CEB
monochromatic
#C2B91A #E4DA36 #EBE46C #F2EEA2 #FAF8D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#EBE46C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.85
#EBE46C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBE46C
15.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBE46C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBE46C | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.85 | 15.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DD60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E272
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAD7C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebe46c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 228, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.1% 0.142 105.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4ec9a',
500: '#ebe46c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebe46c; $custom-light: #f4ec9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebe46c",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 228,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.693,
"s": 76.048,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.901,
"c": 0.14176,
"h": 105.9
},
"luminance": 0.74232
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBE46C
secondary
#3B42C0
accent
#18D80D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F