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#EBD57F Color

#EBD57F is rgb(235, 213, 127) in RGB, hsl(48, 73%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 46%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Buff (#F0DC82), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBD57F
HEX#EBD57F
RGBrgb(235, 213, 127)
HSLhsl(48, 73%, 71%)
HSVhsv(48, 46%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 46%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.109 95.4)
LABlab(85.74% -0.39 45.20)
LCHlch(85.74% 45.20 90.49)

What #EBD57F 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 #EBD57F, 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.

#EBD57F Channel Values

How #EBD57F 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 213 · B 1278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 73% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 46% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 46% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.46:1 vs white · 14.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBD57F 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 text1.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBD57F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBD57F; 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 #EBD57F

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 #EBD57F.

How #EBD57F 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#EBD57F
Protanopia#D9D97F
Protanomaly#E0D77F
Deuteranopia#DDDD7E
Deuteranomaly#E3DA7E
Tritanopia#F2CDCD
Tritanomaly#EFD0B3
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBD57F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebd57f: #EBD57F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBD57F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebd57f': '#EBD57F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.835, blue: 0.498)
Android XML<color name="color_ebd57f">#EBD57F</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBD57F"

More Yellow Colors

#EBD57F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBD57F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBD57F?

#EBD57F is a light yellow — rgb(235, 213, 127) in RGB and hsl(48, 73%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Buff (#F0DC82), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.89.

What is the RGB value of #EBD57F?

#EBD57F is rgb(235, 213, 127) — red 235, green 213, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBD57F?

#EBD57F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 46%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBD57F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBD57F scores 1.46:1 against white and 14.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBD57F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBD57F 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 7.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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