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#EBD593 Color

#EBD593 is rgb(235, 213, 147) in RGB, hsl(45, 69%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 37%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBD593
HEX#EBD593
RGBrgb(235, 213, 147)
HSLhsl(45, 69%, 75%)
HSVhsv(45, 37%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 37%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(87.6% 0.088 91.8)
LABlab(85.98% 1.12 35.59)
LCHlch(85.98% 35.60 88.20)

What #EBD593 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 #EBD593, 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.

#EBD593 Channel Values

How #EBD593 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 1478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 45° · S 69% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 45° · S 37% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 37% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBD593 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBD593

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBD593; 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 #EBD593

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 #EBD593.

How #EBD593 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#EBD593
Protanopia#D9D993
Protanomaly#E0D793
Deuteranopia#DDDD92
Deuteranomaly#E3DA92
Tritanopia#F1CECE
Tritanomaly#EFD1B9
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBD593 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebd593: #EBD593;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBD593;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebd593': '#EBD593' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.835, blue: 0.576)
Android XML<color name="color_ebd593">#EBD593</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBD593"

More Yellow Colors

#EBD593 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBD593 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBD593?

#EBD593 is a light yellow — rgb(235, 213, 147) in RGB and hsl(45, 69%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Champagne (#F3E5AB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.81.

What is the RGB value of #EBD593?

#EBD593 is rgb(235, 213, 147) — red 235, green 213, and blue 147 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBD593?

#EBD593 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 37%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBD593 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBD593 scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBD593 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBD593 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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