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#EBDA24 Color

#EBDA24 is rgb(235, 218, 36) in RGB, hsl(55, 83%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 85%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citrine (#E4D00A), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBDA24
HEX#EBDA24
RGBrgb(235, 218, 36)
HSLhsl(55, 83%, 53%)
HSVhsv(55, 85%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 85%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(87.5% 0.178 103.5)
LABlab(86.43% -6.55 80.26)
LCHlch(86.43% 80.53 94.67)

What #EBDA24 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 #EBDA24, 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.

#EBDA24 Channel Values

How #EBDA24 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 218 · B 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 55° · S 83% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 55° · S 85% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 85% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBDA24 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBDA24 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBDA24

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBDA24; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EBDA24

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 #EBDA24.

How #EBDA24 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#EBDA24
Protanopia#DDDD23
Protanomaly#E3DC24
Deuteranopia#E0E01F
Deuteranomaly#E4DE21
Tritanopia#F6CECE
Tritanomaly#F1D3A5
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBDA24 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebda24: #EBDA24;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBDA24;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebda24': '#EBDA24' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.855, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_ebda24">#EBDA24</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBDA24"

More Yellow Colors

#EBDA24 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBDA24 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBDA24?

#EBDA24 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(235, 218, 36) in RGB and hsl(55, 83%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citrine (#E4D00A), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.77.

What is the RGB value of #EBDA24?

#EBDA24 is rgb(235, 218, 36) — red 235, green 218, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBDA24?

#EBDA24 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 85%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBDA24 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBDA24 scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBDA24 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBDA24 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 gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 11.41, which is visibly different.

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