What color is #EBE5D0?

#EBE5D0 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Cauliflower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cauliflower?

The RGB value is 235, 229, 208: 235 red, 229 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cauliflower?

The complementary color is #D0D6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE5D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cauliflower color: hex code #EBE5D0

#EBE5D0 rgb(235, 229, 208)

Shades of beige

Cauliflower has the hex code #EBE5D0. It is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 89.8% green and 81.6% blue (235, 229, 208).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 40% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.65:1).

Cauliflower (#EBE5D0) color codes

HEX	`#EBE5D0`
RGB	`rgb(235, 229, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 89.8%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 40%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 11%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.9, -1.48, 10.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.9, 11.06, 97.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.664, 78.256, 70.886)`
Decimal	`15459792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cauliflower, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EBE5D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE5D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EBE5D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe5d0; }
.text { color: #ebe5d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe5d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 229 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe5d0, #e3ebd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #EBE5D0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EBE5D0?: #EBE5D0 is a very light, desaturated yellow known as Cauliflower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cauliflower?: The RGB value is 235, 229, 208: 235 red, 229 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cauliflower?: The complementary color is #D0D6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE5D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.