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#EBF3C3 Color

#EBF3C3 is rgb(235, 243, 195) in RGB, hsl(70, 67%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 20%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBF3C3
HEX#EBF3C3
RGBrgb(235, 243, 195)
HSLhsl(70, 67%, 86%)
HSVhsv(70, 20%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 20%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(94.6% 0.063 115.3)
LABlab(94.33% -8.59 22.31)
LCHlch(94.33% 23.91 111.06)

What #EBF3C3 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 #EBF3C3, 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 green in the library.

#EBF3C3 Channel Values

How #EBF3C3 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 243 · B 1958-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 67% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 20% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.16:1 vs white · 18.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBF3C3 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 text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBF3C3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBF3C3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBF3C3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #EBF3C3

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 #EBF3C3.

How #EBF3C3 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#EBF3C3
Protanopia#F2F2C3
Protanomaly#EFF2C3
Deuteranopia#F0F0C3
Deuteranomaly#EEF1C3
Tritanopia#F0EEEE
Tritanomaly#EEF0DE
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBF3C3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebf3c3: #EBF3C3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBF3C3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebf3c3': '#EBF3C3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.953, blue: 0.765)
Android XML<color name="color_ebf3c3">#EBF3C3</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBF3C3"

More Green Colors

#EBF3C3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBF3C3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBF3C3?

#EBF3C3 is a lightest green — rgb(235, 243, 195) in RGB and hsl(70, 67%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.06.

What is the RGB value of #EBF3C3?

#EBF3C3 is rgb(235, 243, 195) — red 235, green 243, and blue 195 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBF3C3?

#EBF3C3 converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 20%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBF3C3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBF3C3 scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBF3C3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBF3C3 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 5.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #EBF3C3 in a Tool

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