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#ebfc7b

a light, electric yellow · warm · closest name: Khaki

RGB
235, 252, 123
HSL
68°, 96%, 74%
CMYK
7, 0, 51, 1
Luminance
0.8871

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ebfc7b is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ebfc7b
Hue
68°
yellow
Saturation
96%
electric
Lightness
74%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
92%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8871
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
32/100 cool
Color family
Yellow
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
18.74:1
Closest name
Khaki
ΔE2000 8.3
Where it sits
Hue68° of 360°
Saturation96%
Lightness74%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool32% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#ebfc7b
RGBrgb(235, 252, 123)
HSLhsl(68, 96%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 51%, 1%)
LABlab(95.5 -23.3 59.2)
LCHlch(95.5 63.6 111.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.953 0.154 115.6)
Decimal15465595
Display P3color(display-p3 0.922 0.988 0.482)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ebfc7b;
background-color: #ebfc7b;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ebfc7b] bg-[#ebfc7b]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ebfc7b;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.922, green: 0.988, blue: 0.482)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ebfc7b")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFEBFC7B)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(123, 252, 235)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #ebfc7b · 18.74:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.12:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.74:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #ebfc7b as text scores 1.12:1 on white and 18.74:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ebfc7b on white: 1.12:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ebfc7b on black: 18.74:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF16F
deuteranopia · #FFF382
tritanopia · #F7F0DF

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ebfc7b is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FCFDF1
#F8FCE4
#F3FAC1
#ebfc7b
#E6FB5A
#DEFA24
#D1EF05
#AEC804
#8BA004
#657307
#3F4805
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #FCFDF1Darkest = 950 · #3F4805
:root {
  --brand-50: #FCFDF1;
  --brand-100: #F8FCE4;
  --brand-200: #F3FAC1;
  --brand-300: #ebfc7b;
  --brand-400: #E6FB5A;
  --brand-500: #DEFA24;
  --brand-600: #D1EF05;
  --brand-700: #AEC804;
  --brand-800: #8BA004;
  --brand-900: #657307;
  --brand-950: #3F4805;
  --brand: #ebfc7b;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ebfc7b

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#FAFAF4
Tinted page background
Border#E7EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#909B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#0018CC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#6D7D03
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FBFEE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#222414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #ebfc7b

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#8C7BFC
Analogous left#FCCC7B
Analogous right#AAFC7B
Split-complement 1#7BAAFC
Split-complement 2#CC7BFC
Triadic 1#7BEBFC
Triadic 2#FC7BEB
Tetradic#7BFCCC

RGB percentages

Red92.2%
Green98.8%
Blue48.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan6.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow51.2%
Key (black)1.2%

Color previews

#ebfc7b text on a black background

contrast 18.74:1

Card sample

#ebfc7b text on a white background

contrast 1.12:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ebfc7b;
Background color
Panel with #ebfc7b background
background-color: #ebfc7b;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ebfc7b;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(235, 252, 123, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(235, 252, 123, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ebfc7b;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebfc7b, #95FC7B);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ebfc7b

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#ebfc7b in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
RetailLeisureEnergyWarning systems
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#ebfc7b, answered

What color is #ebfc7b?

#ebfc7b is a light electric yellow, closest to Khaki (ΔE2000 8.3). It sits at 68° on the hue wheel with 96% saturation and 74% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #ebfc7b?

rgb(235, 252, 123) — 235 red, 252 green and 123 blue out of 255, or 92.2% / 98.8% / 48.2% by channel.

Is #ebfc7b a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8871 and perceived brightness is 92%, so black text on it reaches 18.74:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ebfc7b?

Black. It scores 18.74:1 against #ebfc7b, versus 1.12:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ebfc7b?

#8C7BFC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #7BAAFC and #CC7BFC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ebfc7b?

For interface work: #FAFAF4 as the surface, #E7EDC0 for borders, #909B4B for secondary text, #0018CC as an accent and #6D7D03 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FCCC7B and #AAFC7B stays calm, while #8C7BFC is the loudest partner.

What is #ebfc7b in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(7%, 0%, 51%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #ebfc7b warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 32 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FCDE7B; nudged cooler, #BCFD79.

Work with #ebfc7b in the Color Lab