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#EBE00A Color

#EBE00A is rgb(235, 224, 10) in RGB, hsl(57, 92%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 96%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peridot (#E6E200), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBE00A
HEX#EBE00A
RGBrgb(235, 224, 10)
HSLhsl(57, 92%, 48%)
HSVhsv(57, 96%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 96%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(88.7% 0.188 106)
LABlab(87.94% -9.66 85.05)
LCHlch(87.94% 85.59 96.48)

What #EBE00A 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 #EBE00A, 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.

#EBE00A Channel Values

How #EBE00A 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 224 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 57° · S 92% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 57° · S 96% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 96% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBE00A 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBE00A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBE00A; 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 #EBE00A

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 #EBE00A.

How #EBE00A 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#EBE00A
Protanopia#E2E209
Protanomaly#E6E109
Deuteranopia#E4E402
Deuteranomaly#E7E205
Tritanopia#F6D3D3
Tritanomaly#F2D8A8
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBE00A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebe00a: #EBE00A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBE00A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebe00a': '#EBE00A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.878, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_ebe00a">#EBE00A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBE00A"

More Yellow Colors

#EBE00A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBE00A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBE00A?

#EBE00A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(235, 224, 10) in RGB and hsl(57, 92%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peridot (#E6E200), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.13.

What is the RGB value of #EBE00A?

#EBE00A is rgb(235, 224, 10) — red 235, green 224, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBE00A?

#EBE00A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 96%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBE00A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBE00A scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBE00A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBE00A 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 12.67, which is visibly different.

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