#EBE9CD#EBE9CD
#EBE9CD is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.803; OKLCH L 92.8% C 0.037 H 103.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBE9CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 233, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 43%, 86%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 13%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 12.8%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.84, -3.99, 13.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.84, 14.43, 106.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.82% -0.0088 0.036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.82% 0.037 103.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.4182, 80.3484, 69.3342) |
| Luminance | 0.8035 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 2.78
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 3.69
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 4.00
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 4.57
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 4.60
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBE9CD #CDCFEB
analogous
#EBDACD #EBE9CD #DEEBCD
triadic
#EBE9CD #CDEBE9 #E9CDEB
tetradic
#EBE9CD #CDEBDA #CDCFEB #EBCDDE
square
#EBE9CD #CDEBDA #CDCFEB #EBCDDE
split-complementary
#EBE9CD #CDDEEB #DACDEB
monochromatic
#C8C376 #DAD6A1 #EBE9CD #F6F5E9 #F6F5E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#EBE9CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.07
#EBE9CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBE9CD
17.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBE9CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBE9CD | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.07 | 17.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFE7CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0E8CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0E5E1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebe9cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 233, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.8% 0.037 103.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1f0dc',
500: '#ebe9cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebe9cd; $custom-light: #f1f0dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebe9cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 233,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 86.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92824,
"c": 0.03701,
"h": 103.8
},
"luminance": 0.80348
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBE9CD
secondary
#9699C6
accent
#39B630
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FEFEFC
border
#D6D6D5
text
#161615
muted
#858584