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#EBF57A Color

#EBF57A is rgb(235, 245, 122) in RGB, hsl(65, 86%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 50%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBF57A
HEX#EBF57A
RGBrgb(235, 245, 122)
HSLhsl(65, 86%, 72%)
HSVhsv(65, 50%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 50%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(93.8% 0.147 113.1)
LABlab(93.94% -15.73 57.18)
LCHlch(93.94% 59.30 105.38)

What #EBF57A 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 #EBF57A, 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.

#EBF57A Channel Values

How #EBF57A 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 245 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 86% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 50% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 50% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.17:1 vs white · 17.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBF57A 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 text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBF57A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBF57A; 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 #EBF57A

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 #EBF57A.

How #EBF57A 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#EBF57A
Protanopia#F3F37A
Protanomaly#F0F47A
Deuteranopia#F2F27B
Deuteranomaly#EFF37A
Tritanopia#F6EAEA
Tritanomaly#F2EEC7
Achromatopsia#EDEDED

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBF57A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebf57a: #EBF57A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBF57A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebf57a': '#EBF57A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.961, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_ebf57a">#EBF57A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBF57A"

More Green Colors

#EBF57A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBF57A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBF57A?

#EBF57A is a light green — rgb(235, 245, 122) in RGB and hsl(65, 86%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Booger Buster (#DDE26A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.62.

What is the RGB value of #EBF57A?

#EBF57A is rgb(235, 245, 122) — red 235, green 245, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBF57A?

#EBF57A converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 50%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBF57A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBF57A scores 1.17:1 against white and 17.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBF57A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBF57A 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 16.18, which is visibly different.

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