#ebca26

Color #ebca26

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 11.37 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ebca26

RGB

rgb(235, 202, 38)

HSL

hsl(49.9, 83.1%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.9, 83.8%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14%, 83.8%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(81.86, -3.32, 77.05)

LCH

lch(81.86, 77.12, 92.47)

OKLCH

oklch(84.3%, 0.1657, 96.44)

HWB

hwb(49.9, 14.9%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2647eb

Analogous

#eb6726

#ebca26

#aaeb26

Triadic

#ebca26

#26ebca

#ca26eb

Split-complementary

#ebca26

#26aaeb

#6726eb

Tetradic

#ebca26

#47eb26

#2647eb

#ca26eb

Square

#ebca26

#26eb67

#2647eb

#eb26aa

Shades

Color #ebca26 mixed toward black.

#d0b013

#a78d0f

#7d6a0c

#534708

#2a2304

Tints

Color #ebca26 mixed toward white.

#eed34a

#f2dc6e

#f5e492

#f8edb7

#fcf6db

Tones

Color #ebca26 mixed toward gray.

#dbbf36

#cab447

#baa957

#a99e68

#999378

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dedd6f · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#dfe279 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#e98d93 · ΔE 44.6

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 28.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ebca26;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ebca26]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#ebca26 (#ebca26) is rgb(235, 202, 38) in RGB.

No, #ebca26 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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