#EBEF99#EBEF99
#EBEF99 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.817; OKLCH L 93.0% C 0.108 H 110.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBEF99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 239, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 73%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 36%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 36%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.44, -14.00, 41.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.44, 43.50, 108.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.99% -0.038 0.1011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.99% 0.108 110.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.8779, 81.6962, 42.1660) |
| Luminance | 0.8169 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.46
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.71
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.72
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.09
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 4.40
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBEF99 #9D99EF
analogous
#EFC899 #EBEF99 #C0EF99
triadic
#EBEF99 #99EBEF #EF99EB
tetradic
#EBEF99 #99EFC8 #9D99EF #EF99C0
square
#EBEF99 #99EFC8 #9D99EF #EF99C0
split-complementary
#EBEF99 #99C0EF #C899EF
monochromatic
#D6DE2F #E1E764 #EBEF99 #F5F7CE #FAFBE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.21
#EBEF99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.34
#EBEF99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBEF99
17.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBEF99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBEF99 | 1.00 | 1.21 | 17.34 | 17.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE893
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCEB9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6E5DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E9E9E9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebef99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 239, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.0% 0.108 110.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2f4b8',
500: '#ebef99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebef99; $custom-light: #f2f4b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebef99",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 239,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.791,
"s": 72.881,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92991,
"c": 0.10804,
"h": 110.6
},
"luminance": 0.81695
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBEF99
secondary
#6661CC
accent
#11D51A
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#171711
muted
#858581