#EBEE2F

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#ebee2f is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(235, 238, 47), HSL(61°, 85%, 56%), CMYK(1%, 0%, 80%, 7%). Closest named color: yellow. Contrast is 1.25:1 on white and 16.8:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#ebee2f
RGBrgb(235 238 47)
RGB (legacy)rgb(235, 238, 47)
RGB %rgb(92% 93% 18%)
HSLhsl(61 85% 56%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61, 80%, 93%)
HWBhwb(61 18% 7%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 80%, 7%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(91.66 -15.63 81.97)
LCHlch(91.66 83.45 100.8)
OKLaboklab(0.9173 -0.0672 0.1787)
OKLCHoklch(0.9173 0.1909 110.6)
Decimal15461935

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named coloryellow ΔE 5.5
Closest web-safe color#ffff33
Hue61°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)85% / 80%
Lightness (HSL)56%
Brightness or Value (HSV)93%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)84% / 88%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.7902
Red / Green / Blue235 / 238 / 47

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.25:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
16.80:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 12.2 / -91.8 · As background with white / black text: Lc -14.1 / 91.4

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #ebee2f;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(91.73% 0.1909 110.6);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(235 238 47 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#ebee2f] text-[#ebee2f] border-[#ebee2f]">