What color is #EBF282?

#EBF282 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Nuclear Acid. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBF282?

The RGB value is 235, 242, 130: 235 red, 242 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBF282?

The complementary color is #8982F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBF282?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBF282 color

#EBF282 rgb(235, 242, 130)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EBF282 is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 94.9% green and 51% blue (235, 242, 130).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 81% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Nuclear Acid (#ECF474), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.56:1).

#EBF282 color codes

HEX	`#EBF282`
RGB	`rgb(235, 242, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 94.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 81%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 46%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 46%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.92, -17.85, 52.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.92, 55.83, 108.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.044, 82.779, 33.403)`
Decimal	`15463042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBF282, 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 #EBF282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBF282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.56:1	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 #EBF282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebf282; }
.text { color: #ebf282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebf282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 242 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebf282, #b3f282); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EBF282?: #EBF282 is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Nuclear Acid. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBF282?: The RGB value is 235, 242, 130: 235 red, 242 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBF282?: The complementary color is #8982F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBF282?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.