#ebc462

Color #ebc462

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 17.33 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ebc462

RGB

rgb(235, 196, 98)

HSL

hsl(42.9, 77.4%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.9, 58.3%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.6%, 58.3%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(80.75, 2.64, 53.52)

LCH

lch(80.75, 53.59, 87.18)

OKLCH

oklch(83.5%, 0.1247, 87.79)

HWB

hwb(42.9, 38.4%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6289eb

Analogous

#eb7f62

#ebc462

#ceeb62

Triadic

#ebc462

#62ebc4

#c462eb

Split-complementary

#ebc462

#62ceeb

#7f62eb

Tetradic

#ebc462

#89eb62

#6289eb

#c462eb

Square

#ebc462

#62eb7f

#6289eb

#eb62ce

Shades

Color #ebc462 mixed toward black.

#e5b131

#c59419

#946f13

#624a0d

#312506

Tints

Color #ebc462 mixed toward white.

#eece7c

#f2d896

#f5e1b1

#f8ebcb

#fcf5e5

Tones

Color #ebc462 mixed toward gray.

#e0bf6d

#d4ba79

#c9b584

#bdb090

#b2ab9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbdb83 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#dde089 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#e9979b · ΔE 34.9

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ebc462;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ebc462]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ebc462 (#ebc462) is rgb(235, 196, 98) in RGB.

No, #ebc462 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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