#EBE5CA#EBE5CA
#EBE5CA is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.780; OKLCH L 92.0% C 0.036 H 96.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBE5CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 229, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 45%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 14%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.6%, 14%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.76, -2.42, 13.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.76, 14.11, 99.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.95% -0.0042 0.0361) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.95% 0.036 96.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.9401, 77.9659, 67.0721) |
| Luminance | 0.7796 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 2.76
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 4.05
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 4.09
Champagne
#F7E7CE
ΔE00 4.97
Papayawhip
#FFEFD5
ΔE00 5.35
Warm Beige
#E9DCC9
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBE5CA #CAD0EB
analogous
#EBD4CA #EBE5CA #E0EBCA
triadic
#EBE5CA #CAEBE5 #E5CAEB
tetradic
#EBE5CA #CAEBD4 #CAD0EB #EBCAE0
square
#EBE5CA #CAEBD4 #CAD0EB #EBCAE0
split-complementary
#EBE5CA #CAE0EB #D4CAEB
monochromatic
#C9B971 #DACF9E #EBE5CA #F7F4E9 #F7F4E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#EBE5CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.59
#EBE5CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBE5CA
16.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBE5CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBE5CA | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.59 | 16.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EBE3C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EDE6CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1E1DD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebe5ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 229, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.0% 0.036 96.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1edda',
500: '#ebe5ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebe5ca; $custom-light: #f1edda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebe5ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 229,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.091,
"s": 45.205,
"l": 85.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91954,
"c": 0.0363,
"h": 96.7
},
"luminance": 0.77965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBE5CA
secondary
#939CC7
accent
#46B82D
background
#FFFEFE
surface
#FEFDFB
border
#D6D5D4
text
#161614
muted
#858483