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#EBDF84 Color

#EBDF84 is rgb(235, 223, 132) in RGB, hsl(53, 72%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 44%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Flax (#EEDC82), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBDF84
HEX#EBDF84
RGBrgb(235, 223, 132)
HSLhsl(53, 72%, 72%)
HSVhsv(53, 44%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 44%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(89.4% 0.113 101.8)
LABlab(88.34% -4.83 45.94)
LCHlch(88.34% 46.19 96.00)

What #EBDF84 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 #EBDF84, 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.

#EBDF84 Channel Values

How #EBDF84 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 223 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 53° · S 72% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 53° · S 44% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 44% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBDF84 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBDF84

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBDF84; 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 #EBDF84

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EBDF84.

How #EBDF84 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#EBDF84
Protanopia#E1E184
Protanomaly#E5E084
Deuteranopia#E3E383
Deuteranomaly#E6E184
Tritanopia#F3D6D6
Tritanomaly#F0DABB
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBDF84 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebdf84: #EBDF84;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBDF84;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebdf84': '#EBDF84' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.875, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_ebdf84">#EBDF84</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBDF84"

More Yellow Colors

#EBDF84 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBDF84 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBDF84?

#EBDF84 is a light yellow — rgb(235, 223, 132) in RGB and hsl(53, 72%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Flax (#EEDC82), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.57.

What is the RGB value of #EBDF84?

#EBDF84 is rgb(235, 223, 132) — red 235, green 223, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBDF84?

#EBDF84 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 44%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBDF84 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBDF84 scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBDF84 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBDF84 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 2.6, which is very hard to tell apart.

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