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#EBD16F Color

#EBD16F is rgb(235, 209, 111) in RGB, hsl(47, 76%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 53%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBD16F
HEX#EBD16F
RGBrgb(235, 209, 111)
HSLhsl(47, 76%, 68%)
HSVhsv(47, 53%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 53%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(86.3% 0.122 94.8)
LABlab(84.56% 0.53 51.45)
LCHlch(84.56% 51.45 89.41)

What #EBD16F 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 #EBD16F, 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.

#EBD16F Channel Values

How #EBD16F 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 209 · B 1118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 47° · S 76% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 47° · S 53% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 53% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBD16F 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBD16F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBD16F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBD16F; 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 #EBD16F

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 #EBD16F.

How #EBD16F 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#EBD16F
Protanopia#D6D66F
Protanomaly#DFD46F
Deuteranopia#DADA6D
Deuteranomaly#E1D66E
Tritanopia#F2C8C8
Tritanomaly#F0CCAC
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBD16F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebd16f: #EBD16F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBD16F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebd16f': '#EBD16F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.820, blue: 0.435)
Android XML<color name="color_ebd16f">#EBD16F</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBD16F"

More Yellow Colors

#EBD16F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBD16F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBD16F?

#EBD16F is a light yellow — rgb(235, 209, 111) in RGB and hsl(47, 76%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.69.

What is the RGB value of #EBD16F?

#EBD16F is rgb(235, 209, 111) — red 235, green 209, and blue 111 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBD16F?

#EBD16F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 53%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBD16F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBD16F scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBD16F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBD16F 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 10.77, which is visibly different.

Open #EBD16F in a Tool

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