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Pastelyellowsoft

Cool Corn Dew

#ebeba8
Notes

Cool Corn Dew (#EBEBA8) is a soft yellow with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (60°, 63%, 79%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary blue. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#ebeba8
RGB
rgb(235, 235, 168)
HSL
hsl(60, 63%, 79%)
HWB
hwb(60 66% 8%)
OKLCH
oklch(92.4% 0.086 108.0)
HSV
hsv(60, 29%, 92%)
LAB
lab(91.64% -10.23 32.62)
LCH
lch(91.64% 34.19 107.41)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 0%, 29%, 8%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#ebeba8
Original
#f6e5a3
Protanopia
#f7e8ab
Deuteranopia
#f5e3d9
Tritanopia
#e6e6e6
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.24:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
16.98:1

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