#EBE489#EBE489
#EBE489 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.750; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.113 H 104.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBE489 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 228, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 71%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 42%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 41.7%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.37, -10.27, 45.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.37, 46.32, 102.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.48% -0.0285 0.1094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.48% 0.113 104.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.5210, 74.9568, 34.6260) |
| Luminance | 0.7496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.00
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.70
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.97
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.77
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.32
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBE489 #8990EB
analogous
#EBB389 #EBE489 #C1EB89
triadic
#EBE489 #89EBE4 #E489EB
tetradic
#EBE489 #89EBB3 #8990EB #EB89C1
square
#EBE489 #89EBB3 #8990EB #EB89C1
split-complementary
#EBE489 #89C1EB #B389EB
monochromatic
#D5C924 #E2D855 #EBE489 #F4F0BD #FBF9E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#EBE489 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.99
#EBE489 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBE489
15.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBE489 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBE489 | 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)
#F2DE82
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E38D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8D9CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebe489; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 228, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.113 104.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3ecad',
500: '#ebe489',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebe489; $custom-light: #f3ecad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebe489",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 228,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.714,
"s": 71.014,
"l": 72.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90481,
"c": 0.11308,
"h": 104.6
},
"luminance": 0.74955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBE489
secondary
#535BC5
accent
#20D312
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#171610
muted
#858481