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#EBE57A Color

#EBE57A is rgb(235, 229, 122) in RGB, hsl(57, 74%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 48%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Straw (#E4D96F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBE57A
HEX#EBE57A
RGBrgb(235, 229, 122)
HSLhsl(57, 74%, 70%)
HSVhsv(57, 48%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 48%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(90.5% 0.13 105.8)
LABlab(89.78% -8.33 52.38)
LCHlch(89.78% 53.04 99.04)

What #EBE57A 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 #EBE57A, 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.

#EBE57A Channel Values

How #EBE57A 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 229 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 57° · S 74% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 57° · S 48% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 48% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBE57A 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBE57A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBE57A; 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 #EBE57A

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 #EBE57A.

How #EBE57A 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#EBE57A
Protanopia#E6E67A
Protanomaly#E8E67A
Deuteranopia#E7E77A
Deuteranomaly#E9E67A
Tritanopia#F4DBDB
Tritanomaly#F1DFBC
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBE57A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebe57a: #EBE57A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBE57A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebe57a': '#EBE57A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.898, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_ebe57a">#EBE57A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBE57A"

More Yellow Colors

#EBE57A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBE57A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBE57A?

#EBE57A is a light yellow — rgb(235, 229, 122) in RGB and hsl(57, 74%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Straw (#E4D96F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.41.

What is the RGB value of #EBE57A?

#EBE57A is rgb(235, 229, 122) — red 235, green 229, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBE57A?

#EBE57A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 48%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBE57A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBE57A scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBE57A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBE57A 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 7.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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