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#EBCA37 Color

#EBCA37 is rgb(235, 202, 55) in RGB, hsl(49, 82%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 77%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Saffron (#F4C430), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBCA37
HEX#EBCA37
RGBrgb(235, 202, 55)
HSLhsl(49, 82%, 57%)
HSVhsv(49, 77%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 77%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.158 95.7)
LABlab(82.41% 1.54 71.97)
LCHlch(82.41% 71.99 88.77)

What #EBCA37 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 #EBCA37, 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.

#EBCA37 Channel Values

How #EBCA37 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 202 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 82% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 77% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 77% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.61:1 vs white · 13.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBCA37 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 text1.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBCA37

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBCA37; 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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Tints & Shades of #EBCA37

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EBCA37.

How #EBCA37 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#EBCA37
Protanopia#D0D036
Protanomaly#DBCE37
Deuteranopia#D6D632
Deuteranomaly#DFD134
Tritanopia#F4BFBF
Tritanomaly#F0C39B
Achromatopsia#CCCCCC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBCA37 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebca37: #EBCA37;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBCA37;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebca37': '#EBCA37' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.792, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_ebca37">#EBCA37</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBCA37"

More Yellow Colors

#EBCA37 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBCA37 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBCA37?

#EBCA37 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(235, 202, 55) in RGB and hsl(49, 82%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Saffron (#F4C430), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.88.

What is the RGB value of #EBCA37?

#EBCA37 is rgb(235, 202, 55) — red 235, green 202, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBCA37?

#EBCA37 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 77%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBCA37 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBCA37 scores 1.61:1 against white and 13.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBCA37 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBCA37 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 15.5, which is visibly different.

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