#ebc55e

Color #ebc55e

A vivid, highly saturated light orange.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 17.85 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ebc55e

RGB

rgb(235, 197, 94)

HSL

hsl(43.8, 77.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.8, 60%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.2%, 60%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(80.96, 1.84, 55.62)

LCH

lch(80.96, 55.65, 88.11)

OKLCH

oklch(83.7%, 0.1287, 89.11)

HWB

hwb(43.8, 36.9%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e84eb

Analogous

#eb7e5e

#ebc55e

#cbeb5e

Triadic

#ebc55e

#5eebc5

#c55eeb

Split-complementary

#ebc55e

#5ecbeb

#7e5eeb

Tetradic

#ebc55e

#84eb5e

#5e84eb

#c55eeb

Square

#ebc55e

#5eeb7e

#5e84eb

#eb5ecb

Shades

Color #ebc55e mixed toward black.

#e5b32d

#c39518

#927012

#624a0c

#312506

Tints

Color #ebc55e mixed toward white.

#eecf79

#f2d894

#f5e2ae

#f8ecc9

#fcf5e4

Tones

Color #ebc55e mixed toward gray.

#dfc06a

#d3ba75

#c8b581

#bcaf8d

#b0aa99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dcdb81 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#dee088 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#e9969a · ΔE 36

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 24.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ebc55e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ebc55e]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#ebc55e (#ebc55e) is rgb(235, 197, 94) in RGB.

No, #ebc55e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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