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#EBD056 Color

#EBD056 is rgb(235, 208, 86) in RGB, hsl(49, 79%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 63%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Naples Yellow (#FADA5E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBD056
HEX#EBD056
RGBrgb(235, 208, 86)
HSLhsl(49, 79%, 63%)
HSVhsv(49, 63%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 63%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(85.8% 0.143 96.8)
LABlab(84.10% -0.28 62.07)
LCHlch(84.10% 62.07 90.26)

What #EBD056 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 #EBD056, 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.

#EBD056 Channel Values

How #EBD056 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 208 · B 868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 79% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 63% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 63% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBD056 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBD056 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBD056

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBD056; 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 #EBD056

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 #EBD056.

How #EBD056 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#EBD056
Protanopia#D5D556
Protanomaly#DED356
Deuteranopia#D9D953
Deuteranomaly#E1D654
Tritanopia#F3C6C6
Tritanomaly#F0CAA5
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBD056 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebd056: #EBD056;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBD056;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebd056': '#EBD056' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.816, blue: 0.337)
Android XML<color name="color_ebd056">#EBD056</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBD056"

More Yellow Colors

#EBD056 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBD056 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBD056?

#EBD056 is a light yellow — rgb(235, 208, 86) in RGB and hsl(49, 79%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Naples Yellow (#FADA5E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.5.

What is the RGB value of #EBD056?

#EBD056 is rgb(235, 208, 86) — red 235, green 208, and blue 86 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBD056?

#EBD056 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 63%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBD056 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBD056 scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBD056 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBD056 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 19.04, which is visibly different.

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