#ebcd55

Color #ebcd55

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 18.02 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ebcd55

RGB

rgb(235, 205, 85)

HSL

hsl(48, 78.9%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 63.8%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 63.8%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(82.9, -2.86, 61.75)

LCH

lch(82.9, 61.82, 92.65)

OKLCH

oklch(85.2%, 0.1411, 95.17)

HWB

hwb(48, 33.3%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5573eb

Analogous

#eb8255

#ebcd55

#beeb55

Triadic

#ebcd55

#55ebcd

#cd55eb

Split-complementary

#ebcd55

#55beeb

#8255eb

Tetradic

#ebcd55

#73eb55

#5573eb

#cd55eb

Square

#ebcd55

#55eb82

#5573eb

#eb55be

Shades

Color #ebcd55 mixed toward black.

#e5bf25

#bf9d16

#8f7611

#5f4f0b

#302706

Tints

Color #ebcd55 mixed toward white.

#eed571

#f2de8e

#f5e6aa

#f8eec6

#fcf7e3

Tones

Color #ebcd55 mixed toward gray.

#dec561

#d2be6e

#c5b67a

#b9af87

#aca793

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dfde80 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#e0e388 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#ea989d · ΔE 39.9

Achromatopsia

#cecece · ΔE 25.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ebcd55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ebcd55]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#ebcd55 (#ebcd55) is rgb(235, 205, 85) in RGB.

No, #ebcd55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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