#EBF8A0#EBF8A0
#EBF8A0 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.873; OKLCH L 95.0% C 0.111 H 115.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EBF8A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(235, 248, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 86%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 35%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.2%, 0%, 35.5%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.88, -17.60, 40.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(94.88, 44.51, 113.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.97% -0.0478 0.1007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.97% 0.111 115.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.1738, 87.3357, 46.2009) |
| Luminance | 0.8733 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 1.73
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.26
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 4.43
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 4.64
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.33
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EBF8A0 #ADA0F8
analogous
#F8D9A0 #EBF8A0 #BFF8A0
triadic
#EBF8A0 #A0EBF8 #F8A0EB
tetradic
#EBF8A0 #A0F8D9 #ADA0F8 #F8A0BF
square
#EBF8A0 #A0F8D9 #ADA0F8 #F8A0BF
split-complementary
#EBF8A0 #A0BFF8 #D9A0F8
monochromatic
#D3F02E #DFF467 #EBF8A0 #F7FCD9 #F9FDE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.14
#EBF8A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.47
#EBF8A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EBF8A0
18.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EBF8A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EBF8A0 | 1.00 | 1.14 | 18.47 | 18.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF09A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF1A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4EFE2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F0F0F0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ebf8a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(235, 248, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(95.0% 0.111 115.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2fabd',
500: '#ebf8a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ebf8a0; $custom-light: #f2fabd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ebf8a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 235,
"g": 248,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.864,
"s": 86.275,
"l": 80
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94967,
"c": 0.11149,
"h": 115.4
},
"luminance": 0.87335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EBF8A0
secondary
#7564D9
accent
#03E324
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFFF8
border
#D6D7D1
text
#171712
muted
#858582