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#EBFAB2 Color

#EBFAB2 is rgb(235, 250, 178) in RGB, hsl(73, 88%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 29%, 2%) 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 7.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBFAB2
HEX#EBFAB2
RGBrgb(235, 250, 178)
HSLhsl(73, 88%, 84%)
HSVhsv(73, 29%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 29%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(95.7% 0.093 117.8)
LABlab(95.88% -13.56 32.91)
LCHlch(95.88% 35.60 112.39)

What #EBFAB2 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 #EBFAB2, 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.

#EBFAB2 Channel Values

How #EBFAB2 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 250 · B 1788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 73° · S 88% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 73° · S 29% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.11:1 vs white · 18.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBFAB2 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 text1.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBFAB2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBFAB2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBFAB2; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EBFAB2

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 #EBFAB2.

How #EBFAB2 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#EBFAB2
Protanopia#F8F8B2
Protanomaly#F3F9B2
Deuteranopia#F5F5B3
Deuteranomaly#F1F7B2
Tritanopia#F3F2F2
Tritanomaly#F0F5DC
Achromatopsia#F3F3F3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBFAB2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebfab2: #EBFAB2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBFAB2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebfab2': '#EBFAB2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.980, blue: 0.698)
Android XML<color name="color_ebfab2">#EBFAB2</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBFAB2"

More Green Colors

#EBFAB2 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBFAB2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBFAB2?

#EBFAB2 is a lightest green — rgb(235, 250, 178) in RGB and hsl(73, 88%, 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 7.32.

What is the RGB value of #EBFAB2?

#EBFAB2 is rgb(235, 250, 178) — red 235, green 250, and blue 178 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBFAB2?

#EBFAB2 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 29%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBFAB2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBFAB2 scores 1.11:1 against white and 18.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBFAB2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBFAB2 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 10.01, which is visibly different.

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