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#EBFE8A Color

#EBFE8A is rgb(235, 254, 138) in RGB, hsl(70, 98%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 46%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mindaro (#E3F988), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBFE8A
HEX#EBFE8A
RGBrgb(235, 254, 138)
HSLhsl(70, 98%, 77%)
HSVhsv(70, 46%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 46%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(95.9% 0.143 116.8)
LABlab(96.44% -18.72 52.84)
LCHlch(96.44% 56.06 109.51)

What #EBFE8A 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 #EBFE8A, 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.

#EBFE8A Channel Values

How #EBFE8A 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 254 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 70° · S 98% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 70° · S 46% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.1:1 vs white · 19.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBFE8A 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 text1.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text19.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBFE8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBFE8A; 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 #EBFE8A

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 #EBFE8A.

How #EBFE8A 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#EBFE8A
Protanopia#FBFB8A
Protanomaly#F5FC8A
Deuteranopia#F8F88B
Deuteranomaly#F3FA8B
Tritanopia#F6F3F3
Tritanomaly#F2F8D1
Achromatopsia#F4F4F4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBFE8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebfe8a: #EBFE8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBFE8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebfe8a': '#EBFE8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.996, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_ebfe8a">#EBFE8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBFE8A"

More Green Colors

#EBFE8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBFE8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBFE8A?

#EBFE8A is a light green — rgb(235, 254, 138) in RGB and hsl(70, 98%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mindaro (#E3F988), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.62.

What is the RGB value of #EBFE8A?

#EBFE8A is rgb(235, 254, 138) — red 235, green 254, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBFE8A?

#EBFE8A converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 46%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBFE8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBFE8A scores 1.1:1 against white and 19.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBFE8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBFE8A 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 16.35, which is visibly different.

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