HEX atlas value

#EBF089

#EBF089 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Khaki. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 235, 240, 137, HSL 63, 77%, 74%, has luminance 0.8179, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#EBF089 Sample readable text

HEX #EBF089

RGB rgb(235, 240, 137)

HSL hsl(63 77% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 43, 6)

Luminance 0.8179

Contrast Black 17.36:1White 1.21:1

CSS

--color-ebf089: #EBF089;
.background-ebf089 { background-color: #EBF089; }
.text-ebf089 { color: #EBF089; }

Luminance0.8179

Black text17.36:1AA Pass

White text1.21:1AA 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":"#EBF089","rgb":[235,240,137],"hsl":[63,77,74],"cmyk":[2,0,43,6],"luminance":0.8179,"contrast":{"black":17.36,"white":1.21}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.36,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.21,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F9FADB","hex":"#F9FADB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.73,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.67,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8FE7B","hex":"#F8FE7B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.45,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Khaki adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ebf089.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8F8AF0","analogous":["#F0C28A","#B8F08A"],"triadic":["#8AEBF0","#F08AEB"],"tetradic":["#8AF0C2","#8F8AF0","#F08AB8"],"splitComplementary":["#8AB8F0","#C28AF0"],"monochromatic":["#F9FADB","#EBF089","#DDE538"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F9FADB","dark":"#DDE538","saturated":"#F8FE7B","desaturated":"#DEE198","pastel":"#FEFEFB","neon":"#FAFFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":11.575836902790225},{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":21.400934559032695},{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":25.729360660537214},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":34.08812109811862},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":35.41186241925155}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EBF089

#EBF089 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #EBF089 is visually closest to Khaki, a named yellow color with HEX #F0E68C.

The RGB channels are 235, 240, and 137, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 63deg with 77% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.8179, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.58, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.36:1AA Pass

White text1.21:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EBF089 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.36:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.21:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F9FADB#000000 text · best 19.73:1#F9FADB

Pastel Yellow#000000 text · best 19.67:1#FDFD96

#F8FE7B#000000 text · best 19.45:1#F8FE7B

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Generated Palette

#EBF089#EBF089

#8F8AF0#8F8AF0

#F0C28A#F0C28A

#B8F08A#B8F08A

#F9FADB#F9FADB

#DDE538#DDE538

Color Harmonies

#8F8AF0#8F8AF0

#F0C28A#F0C28A

#B8F08A#B8F08A

#8AEBF0#8AEBF0

#F08AEB#F08AEB

Variants

#F9FADB#F9FADB

#DDE538#DDE538

#F8FE7B#F8FE7B

#DEE198#DEE198

#FEFEFB#FEFEFB

#FAFFA3#FAFFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Khaki#F0E68C

Flax#EEDC82

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Straw#E4D96F

#EBF089

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EBF089

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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