What color is #EBC05B?

#EBC05B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Honey Crisp. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBC05B?

The RGB value is 235, 192, 91: 235 red, 192 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBC05B?

The complementary color is #5B86EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBC05B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBC05B color

#EBC05B rgb(235, 192, 91)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EBC05B is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 75.3% green and 35.7% blue (235, 192, 91).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 78% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 61% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Honey Crisp (#E9C160), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#EBC05B color codes

HEX	`#EBC05B`
RGB	`rgb(235, 192, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 75.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 78%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 61%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 61%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.68, 4.24, 55.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.68, 55.71, 85.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.002, 56.12, 17.831)`
Decimal	`15450203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBC05B, 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 #EBC05B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBC05B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	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 #EBC05B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebc05b; }
.text { color: #ebc05b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebc05b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 192 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebc05b, #ceeb5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

Questions

What color is #EBC05B?: #EBC05B is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Honey Crisp. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBC05B?: The RGB value is 235, 192, 91: 235 red, 192 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBC05B?: The complementary color is #5B86EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBC05B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.