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#EBC20A Color

#EBC20A is rgb(235, 194, 10) in RGB, hsl(49, 92%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 17%, 96%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Lemon (#F5C71A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBC20A
HEX#EBC20A
RGBrgb(235, 194, 10)
HSLhsl(49, 92%, 48%)
HSVhsv(49, 96%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 96%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(82.6% 0.168 93.3)
LABlab(80.28% 4.75 79.78)
LCHlch(80.28% 79.92 86.60)

What #EBC20A 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 #EBC20A, 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.

#EBC20A Channel Values

How #EBC20A 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 194 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 92% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 96% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 17% · Y 96% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBC20A 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBC20A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBC20A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBC20A; 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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Tints & Shades of #EBC20A

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 #EBC20A.

How #EBC20A 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#EBC20A
Protanopia#CACA06
Protanomaly#D8C707
Deuteranopia#D1D100
Deuteranomaly#DCCB00
Tritanopia#F3B7B7
Tritanomaly#F0BB91
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBC20A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebc20a: #EBC20A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBC20A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebc20a': '#EBC20A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.761, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_ebc20a">#EBC20A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBC20A"

More Yellow Colors

#EBC20A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBC20A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBC20A?

#EBC20A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(235, 194, 10) in RGB and hsl(49, 92%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Lemon (#F5C71A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.98.

What is the RGB value of #EBC20A?

#EBC20A is rgb(235, 194, 10) — red 235, green 194, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBC20A?

#EBC20A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 17%, 96%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBC20A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBC20A scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBC20A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBC20A 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 gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 10.05, which is visibly different.

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