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#EBB447 Color

#EBB447 is rgb(235, 180, 71) in RGB, hsl(40, 80%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 70%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Yellow Red (#F2BA49), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBB447
HEX#EBB447
RGBrgb(235, 180, 71)
HSLhsl(40, 80%, 60%)
HSVhsv(40, 70%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 70%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(80.1% 0.138 81.3)
LABlab(77.03% 12.92 61.14)
LCHlch(77.03% 62.49 78.07)

What #EBB447 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EBB447, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#EBB447 Channel Values

How #EBB447 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 235 · G 180 · B 718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 80% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 70% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 70% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBB447 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBB447 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBB447

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBB447; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EBB447

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EBB447.

How #EBB447 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EBB447
Protanopia#BFBF46
Protanomaly#D2BB46
Deuteranopia#C8C841
Deuteranomaly#D7C143
Tritanopia#F1ABAB
Tritanomaly#EFAF8E
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBB447 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ebb447: #EBB447;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBB447;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebb447': '#EBB447' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.706, blue: 0.278)
Android XML<color name="color_ebb447">#EBB447</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBB447"

More Yellow Colors

#EBB447 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBB447 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBB447?

#EBB447 is a light yellow — rgb(235, 180, 71) in RGB and hsl(40, 80%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Yellow Red (#F2BA49), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.77.

What is the RGB value of #EBB447?

#EBB447 is rgb(235, 180, 71) — red 235, green 180, and blue 71 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBB447?

#EBB447 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 70%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBB447 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBB447 scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBB447 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBB447 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 9.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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