What color is #EBEB57?

#EBEB57 is a light, moderate yellow known as Pineapple High. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pineapple High?

The RGB value is 235, 235, 87: 235 red, 235 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pineapple High?

The complementary color is #5757EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBEB57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pineapple High color: hex code #EBEB57

#EBEB57 rgb(235, 235, 87)

Shades of yellow

Pineapple High has the hex code #EBEB57. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 92.2% green and 34.1% blue (235, 235, 87).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 79% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.55:1).

Pineapple High (#EBEB57) color codes

HEX	`#EBEB57`
RGB	`rgb(235, 235, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 92.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 79%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 63%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 63%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.67, -17.73, 69.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.67, 71.41, 104.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.692, 77.769, 20.565)`
Decimal	`15461207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pineapple High, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EBEB57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBEB57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EBEB57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebeb57; }
.text { color: #ebeb57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebeb57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 235 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebeb57, #a1eb57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Yellow.

See #EBEB57 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EBEB57?: #EBEB57 is a light, moderate yellow known as Pineapple High. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pineapple High?: The RGB value is 235, 235, 87: 235 red, 235 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pineapple High?: The complementary color is #5757EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBEB57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.