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#EBD497

#ebd497 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ebd497 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 83.14% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.79% magenta, 35.74% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 43.57°, with 67.74% saturation and 75.69% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6698

Complementary

  1. #ebd497
  2. #97aeeb

Split complementary

  1. #ebd497
  2. #97d8eb
  3. #aa97eb

Analogous

  1. #ebaa97
  2. #ebd497
  3. #d8eb97

Triadic

  1. #ebd497
  2. #97ebd4
  3. #d497eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebd497
  2. #aeeb97
  3. #97aeeb
  4. #d497eb

Square

  1. #ebd497
  2. #97ebaa
  3. #97aeeb
  4. #eb97d8

Monochromatic

  1. #c39826
  2. #dfb957
  3. #ebd497
  4. #f7efd7
  5. #fcf8ee

Shades

#ebd497 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebd497
  2. #d4bf88
  3. #bcaa79
  4. #a5946a
  5. #8d7f5b
  6. #766a4c
  7. #5e553c
  8. #47402d
  9. #2f2a1e
  10. #18150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebd497 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebd497
  2. #edd8a1
  3. #efddac
  4. #f1e1b6
  5. #f3e5c1
  6. #f5eacb
  7. #f7eed5
  8. #f9f2e0
  9. #fbf6ea
  10. #fdfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebd497 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebd497
  2. #e0cc95
  3. #d6c392
  4. #cbbb90
  5. #c0b28e
  6. #b6aa8c
  7. #aba289
  8. #a09987
  9. #959185
  10. #8b8882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfd5c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1d293 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d899 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8cac4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d394 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9d798 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3ceb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebd497 {
  color: #ebd497;
}
Background
.bg-ebd497 {
  background-color: #ebd497;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebd497 {
  border: 2px solid #ebd497;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebd497;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 212 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 68% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebd497 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebd497, #d8eb97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebd497 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 212 151 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.48 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.07 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 5.24 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 5.59 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.65 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 5.68 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.82 #142b68 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#ebd497  rgb(235, 212, 151)  hsl(44, 68%, 76%)  Vanilla
#97aeeb  rgb(151, 174, 235)  hsl(224, 68%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#97ebd4  rgb(151, 235, 212)  hsl(164, 68%, 76%)  Magic Mint
#d497eb  rgb(212, 151, 235)  hsl(284, 68%, 76%)  Wisteria