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#EBCE70 Color

#EBCE70 is rgb(235, 206, 112) in RGB, hsl(46, 75%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 52%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Jasmine (#F8DE7E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBCE70
HEX#EBCE70
RGBrgb(235, 206, 112)
HSLhsl(46, 75%, 68%)
HSVhsv(46, 52%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 52%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.119 92.6)
LABlab(83.82% 2.04 50.12)
LCHlch(83.82% 50.16 87.67)

What #EBCE70 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 #EBCE70, 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.

#EBCE70 Channel Values

How #EBCE70 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 206 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 46° · S 75% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 46° · S 52% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 52% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBCE70 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 text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBCE70 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBCE70

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBCE70; 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 #EBCE70

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 #EBCE70.

How #EBCE70 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#EBCE70
Protanopia#D3D370
Protanomaly#DDD170
Deuteranopia#D8D86E
Deuteranomaly#E0D46F
Tritanopia#F2C5C5
Tritanomaly#EFC9AA
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBCE70 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebce70: #EBCE70;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBCE70;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebce70': '#EBCE70' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.808, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_ebce70">#EBCE70</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBCE70"

More Yellow Colors

#EBCE70 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBCE70 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBCE70?

#EBCE70 is a light yellow — rgb(235, 206, 112) in RGB and hsl(46, 75%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Jasmine (#F8DE7E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.59.

What is the RGB value of #EBCE70?

#EBCE70 is rgb(235, 206, 112) — red 235, green 206, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBCE70?

#EBCE70 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 52%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBCE70 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBCE70 scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBCE70 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBCE70 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 11.45, which is visibly different.

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