What color is #EBEB78?

#EBEB78 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Illuminating. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBEB78?

The RGB value is 235, 235, 120: 235 red, 235 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBEB78?

The complementary color is #7878EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBEB78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBEB78 color

#EBEB78 rgb(235, 235, 120)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EBEB78 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 92.2% green and 47.1% blue (235, 235, 120).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 74% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Illuminating (#EEEE77), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.69:1).

#EBEB78 color codes

HEX	`#EBEB78`
RGB	`rgb(235, 235, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 92.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 74%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 49%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 49%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.98, -15.33, 55.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.98, 57.33, 105.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.361, 78.437, 29.357)`
Decimal	`15461240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBEB78, 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 #EBEB78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBEB78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.69:1	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 #EBEB78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebeb78; }
.text { color: #ebeb78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebeb78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 235 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebeb78, #b2eb78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #EBEB78?: #EBEB78 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Illuminating. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBEB78?: The RGB value is 235, 235, 120: 235 red, 235 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBEB78?: The complementary color is #7878EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBEB78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.