#EBDF98 Color

#EBDF98 is rgb(235, 223, 152) in RGB, hsl(51, 67%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 35%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBDF98

HEX#EBDF98

RGBrgb(235, 223, 152)

HSLhsl(51, 67%, 76%)

HSVhsv(51, 35%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 35%, 8%)

OKLCHoklch(89.7% 0.091 99.8)

LABlab(88.58% -3.28 36.40)

LCHlch(88.58% 36.55 95.15)

What #EBDF98 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 #EBDF98, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 6.23 Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 6.94 Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 7.9 Khaki#F0E68CΔE 9.14 Flax#EEDC82ΔE 10 Buff#F0DC82ΔE 10.35

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#EBDF98 Channel Values

How #EBDF98 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 235 · G 223 · B 152	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 51° · S 67% · L 76%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 51° · S 35% · V 92%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 5% · Y 35% · K 8%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.35:1 vs white · 15.54:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBDF98 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text15.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBDF98

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBDF98; 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

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EBDF98

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 #EBDF98.

How #EBDF98 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#EBDF98

Protanopia#E1E198

Protanomaly#E5E098

Deuteranopia#E3E397

Deuteranomaly#E6E198

Tritanopia#F2D8D8

Tritanomaly#EFDBC1

Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

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Using #EBDF98 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebdf98: #EBDF98;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBDF98;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebdf98': '#EBDF98' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.875, blue: 0.596)

Android XML<color name="color_ebdf98">#EBDF98</color>

SVG fillfill="#EBDF98"

More Yellow Colors

#EBDF98 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#EBDF98 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBDF98?

#EBDF98 is a light yellow — rgb(235, 223, 152) in RGB and hsl(51, 67%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.23.

What is the RGB value of #EBDF98?

#EBDF98 is rgb(235, 223, 152) — red 235, green 223, and blue 152 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBDF98?

#EBDF98 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 35%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBDF98 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBDF98 scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBDF98 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBDF98 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 6.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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