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#EBD85C Color

#EBD85C is rgb(235, 216, 92) in RGB, hsl(52, 78%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 61%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Naples Yellow (#FADA5E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBD85C
HEX#EBD85C
RGBrgb(235, 216, 92)
HSLhsl(52, 78%, 64%)
HSVhsv(52, 61%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 61%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.144 100.6)
LABlab(86.19% -3.85 61.72)
LCHlch(86.19% 61.84 93.57)

What #EBD85C 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 #EBD85C, 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.

#EBD85C Channel Values

How #EBD85C 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 216 · B 928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 52° · S 78% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 52° · S 61% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 61% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBD85C 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 text14.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBD85C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBD85C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBD85C; 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 #EBD85C

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 #EBD85C.

How #EBD85C 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#EBD85C
Protanopia#DBDB5C
Protanomaly#E2DA5C
Deuteranopia#DFDF5A
Deuteranomaly#E4DC5B
Tritanopia#F4CDCD
Tritanomaly#F0D2AC
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBD85C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebd85c: #EBD85C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBD85C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebd85c': '#EBD85C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.847, blue: 0.361)
Android XML<color name="color_ebd85c">#EBD85C</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBD85C"

More Yellow Colors

#EBD85C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBD85C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBD85C?

#EBD85C is a light yellow — rgb(235, 216, 92) in RGB and hsl(52, 78%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Naples Yellow (#FADA5E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.82.

What is the RGB value of #EBD85C?

#EBD85C is rgb(235, 216, 92) — red 235, green 216, and blue 92 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBD85C?

#EBD85C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 61%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBD85C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBD85C scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBD85C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBD85C 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 17.4, which is visibly different.

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