HEX atlas value

#EBEFC8

#EBEFC8 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Vellum. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 235, 239, 200, HSL 66, 55%, 86%, has luminance 0.8357, and belongs to the light group.

yellow warm light

#EBEFC8 Sample readable text

HEX #EBEFC8

RGB rgb(235, 239, 200)

HSL hsl(66 55% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 16, 6)

Luminance 0.8357

Contrast Black 17.71:1White 1.19:1

CSS

--color-ebefc8: #EBEFC8;
.background-ebefc8 { background-color: #EBEFC8; }
.text-ebefc8 { color: #EBEFC8; }

Luminance0.8357

Black text17.71:1AA Pass

White text1.19:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#EBEFC8","rgb":[235,239,200],"hsl":[66,55,86],"cmyk":[2,0,16,6],"luminance":0.8357,"contrast":{"black":17.71,"white":1.19}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.71,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.19,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F1F7C0","hex":"#F1F7C0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.81,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.64,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.33,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Champagne","hex":"#F7E7CE","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.28,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","light","light yellow","Vellum adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ebefc8.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vellum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/canvas.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/parchment.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CCC8EF","analogous":["#EFDFC8","#D7EFC8"],"triadic":["#C8EBEF","#EFC8EB"],"tetradic":["#C8EFDF","#CCC8EF","#EFC8D7"],"splitComplementary":["#C8D7EF","#DFC8EF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EBEFC8","#D1DA81"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#D1DA81","saturated":"#F1F7C0","desaturated":"#E5E7D0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FCFFE0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":12.649110640673518},{"slug":"canvas","name":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","distance":12.68857754044952},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":13.114877048604},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":15.033296378372908},{"slug":"champagne","name":"Champagne","hex":"#F7E7CE","distance":15.620499351813308}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EBEFC8

#EBEFC8 is classified as a warm yellow value with light visual character. #EBEFC8 is visually closest to Vellum, a named orange color with HEX #EFE3C8.

The RGB channels are 235, 239, and 200, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg with 55% saturation and 86% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.8357, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.65, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.71:1AA Pass

White text1.19:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EBEFC8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.71:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.19:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F1F7C0#000000 text · best 18.81:1#F1F7C0

Canvas#000000 text · best 17.64:1#F4EBD0

Parchment#000000 text · best 17.33:1#F1E9D2

Champagne#000000 text · best 17.28:1#F7E7CE

Generated Palette

#EBEFC8#EBEFC8

#CCC8EF#CCC8EF

#EFDFC8#EFDFC8

#D7EFC8#D7EFC8

White#FFFFFF

#D1DA81#D1DA81

Color Harmonies

#CCC8EF#CCC8EF

#EFDFC8#EFDFC8

#D7EFC8#D7EFC8

#C8EBEF#C8EBEF

#EFC8EB#EFC8EB

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#D1DA81#D1DA81

#F1F7C0#F1F7C0

#E5E7D0#E5E7D0

White#FFFFFF

#FCFFE0#FCFFE0

Nearest Named Colors

Vellum#EFE3C8

Canvas#F4EBD0

Parchment#F1E9D2

Pearl#EAE0C8

Champagne#F7E7CE

#EBEFC8

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EBEFC8

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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