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#EBF5B7 Color

#EBF5B7 is rgb(235, 245, 183) in RGB, hsl(70, 76%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 0%, 25%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBF5B7
HEX#EBF5B7
RGBrgb(235, 245, 183)
HSLhsl(70, 76%, 84%)
HSVhsv(70, 25%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 0%, 25%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(94.8% 0.081 115.4)
LABlab(94.66% -10.77 28.81)
LCHlch(94.66% 30.76 110.50)

What #EBF5B7 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 #EBF5B7, 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.

#EBF5B7 Channel Values

How #EBF5B7 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 1838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 76% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 25% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBF5B7 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 text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBF5B7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBF5B7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBF5B7; 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 #EBF5B7

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 #EBF5B7.

How #EBF5B7 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#EBF5B7
Protanopia#F3F3B7
Protanomaly#F0F4B7
Deuteranopia#F2F2B7
Deuteranomaly#EFF3B7
Tritanopia#F2EEEE
Tritanomaly#EFF1DA
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBF5B7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebf5b7: #EBF5B7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBF5B7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebf5b7': '#EBF5B7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.961, blue: 0.718)
Android XML<color name="color_ebf5b7">#EBF5B7</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBF5B7"

More Green Colors

#EBF5B7 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBF5B7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBF5B7?

#EBF5B7 is a lightest green — rgb(235, 245, 183) in RGB and hsl(70, 76%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.81.

What is the RGB value of #EBF5B7?

#EBF5B7 is rgb(235, 245, 183) — red 235, green 245, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBF5B7?

#EBF5B7 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 0%, 25%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBF5B7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBF5B7 scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBF5B7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBF5B7 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 7.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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