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#EBF466 Color

#EBF466 is rgb(235, 244, 102) in RGB, hsl(64, 87%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 58%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Butter (#FFFD74), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBF466
HEX#EBF466
RGBrgb(235, 244, 102)
HSLhsl(64, 87%, 68%)
HSVhsv(64, 58%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 58%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(93.4% 0.164 112.5)
LABlab(93.51% -16.40 65.32)
LCHlch(93.51% 67.34 104.10)

What #EBF466 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 #EBF466, 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.

#EBF466 Channel Values

How #EBF466 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 244 · B 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 64° · S 87% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 64° · S 58% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 58% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBF466 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBF466

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBF466; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EBF466

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 #EBF466.

How #EBF466 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#EBF466
Protanopia#F2F266
Protanomaly#F0F366
Deuteranopia#F1F167
Deuteranomaly#EFF266
Tritanopia#F7E8E8
Tritanomaly#F2EDC2
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBF466 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebf466: #EBF466;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBF466;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebf466': '#EBF466' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.957, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_ebf466">#EBF466</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBF466"

More Yellow Colors

#EBF466 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBF466 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBF466?

#EBF466 is a light yellow — rgb(235, 244, 102) in RGB and hsl(64, 87%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Butter (#FFFD74), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #EBF466?

#EBF466 is rgb(235, 244, 102) — red 235, green 244, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBF466?

#EBF466 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 58%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBF466 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBF466 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBF466 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBF466 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 23.19, which is visibly different.

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