What color is #EBDB71?

#EBDB71 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lightning Bug. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBDB71?

The RGB value is 235, 219, 113: 235 red, 219 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBDB71?

The complementary color is #7181EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBDB71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBDB71 color

#EBDB71 rgb(235, 219, 113)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EBDB71 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 85.9% green and 44.3% blue (235, 219, 113).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 75% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 52% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Lightning Bug (#EFDE74), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#EBDB71 color codes

HEX	`#EBDB71`
RGB	`rgb(235, 219, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 85.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 75%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 52%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 52%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.76, -7.97, 53.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.76, 54.1, 98.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.575, 69.52, 25.742)`
Decimal	`15457137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBDB71, 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 #EBDB71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBDB71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	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 #EBDB71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebdb71; }
.text { color: #ebdb71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebdb71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 219 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebdb71, #beeb71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #EBDB71?: #EBDB71 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lightning Bug. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBDB71?: The RGB value is 235, 219, 113: 235 red, 219 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBDB71?: The complementary color is #7181EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBDB71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.