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#EBC263 French Fry

#EBC263 is a light, moderately saturated yellow named French Fry. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 76.1% green and 38.8% blue (rgb(235, 194, 99)). Its HSL value is 42° hue, 77% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 58% yellow and 8% black. #EBC263 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.43:1.

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Variations of #EBC263

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EBC263 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EBC263 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EBC263 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DFCC66
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5C15A
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCC25D
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DFCC66
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E2C864
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FDB4AC
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F2BC8B
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1C6B5

#EBC263 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.69:1 Very poor#EBC263 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.43:1 Super#EBC263 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EBC263 in CSS

/* French Fry */
.color { color: #EBC263; }
.background { background-color: #EBC263; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EBC263; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(235 194 99);
color: hsl(42 77% 65%);
color: oklch(0.831 0.123 86.2);

#EBC263 FAQ

What color is #EBC263?

#EBC263 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is French Fry. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EBC263?

#EBC263 is rgb(235, 194, 99) in RGB, hsl(42, 77%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 17%, 58%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EBC263?

The complementary color of #EBC263 is #638CEB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EBC263?

Black text has the best contrast on #EBC263: 12.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EBC263 a warm or cool color?

#EBC263 is a warm color.