#ebc427

Color #ebc427

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 13.45 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ebc427

RGB

rgb(235, 196, 39)

HSL

hsl(48.1, 83.1%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.1, 83.4%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.6%, 83.4%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(80.34, -0.21, 75.53)

LCH

lch(80.34, 75.53, 90.16)

OKLCH

oklch(83.1%, 0.1618, 93.44)

HWB

hwb(48.1, 15.3%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#274eeb

Analogous

#eb6227

#ebc427

#b0eb27

Triadic

#ebc427

#27ebc4

#c427eb

Split-complementary

#ebc427

#27b0eb

#6227eb

Tetradic

#ebc427

#4eeb27

#274eeb

#c427eb

Square

#ebc427

#27eb62

#274eeb

#eb27b0

Shades

Color #ebc427 mixed toward black.

#d1ab13

#a7890f

#7d670c

#544508

#2a2204

Tints

Color #ebc427 mixed toward white.

#eece4b

#f2d86f

#f5e293

#f8ebb7

#fcf5db

Tones

Color #ebc427 mixed toward gray.

#dbba37

#cab048

#baa758

#aa9d68

#999379

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbdb6c · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#dde076 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#e9898f · ΔE 43.4

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 28

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ebc427;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ebc427]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#ebc427 (#ebc427) is rgb(235, 196, 39) in RGB.

No, #ebc427 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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