#EBE994#EBE994
#EBE994 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.781; OKLCH L 91.7% C 0.107 H 107.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBE994 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 233, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 69%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 37%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 37%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.82, -11.59, 41.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.82, 43.16, 105.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.68% -0.0314 0.1018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.68% 0.107 107.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.7460, 78.0795, 39.4607) |
| Luminance | 0.7808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.39
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.39
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.71
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 4.09
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.34
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBE994 #9496EB
analogous
#EBBE94 #EBE994 #C1EB94
triadic
#EBE994 #94EBE9 #E994EB
tetradic
#EBE994 #94EBBE #9496EB #EB94C1
square
#EBE994 #94EBBE #9496EB #EB94C1
split-complementary
#EBE994 #94C1EB #BE94EB
monochromatic
#D8D42D #E1DE60 #EBE994 #F5F4C8 #FAFAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#EBE994 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.62
#EBE994 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBE994
16.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBE994 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBE994 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.62 | 16.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6E38E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E698
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7DFD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebe994; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 233, 148); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.7% 0.107 107.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2efb4',
500: '#ebe994',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebe994; $custom-light: #f2efb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebe994",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 233,
"b": 148
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.621,
"s": 68.504,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91677,
"c": 0.10656,
"h": 107.2
},
"luminance": 0.78078
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBE994
secondary
#5D60C6
accent
#19D015
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#171611
muted
#858581