What color is #EBD999?

#EBD999 is a light, moderate yellow known as Ivory Buff. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ivory Buff?

The RGB value is 235, 217, 153: 235 red, 217 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ivory Buff?

The complementary color is #99ABEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBD999?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ivory Buff color: hex code #EBD999

#EBD999 rgb(235, 217, 153)

Shades of beige

Ivory Buff has the hex code #EBD999. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 85.1% green and 60% blue (235, 217, 153).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 67% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 35% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.92:1).

Ivory Buff (#EBD999) color codes

HEX	`#EBD999`
RGB	`rgb(235, 217, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 85.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 67%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 35%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 35%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.8, -2.96, 33.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.8, 33.95, 95.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.825, 69.59, 40.148)`
Decimal	`15456665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ivory Buff, 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 #EBD999	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBD999 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.92:1	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 #EBD999 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebd999; }
.text { color: #ebd999; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebd999; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 217 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebd999, #d4eb99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #EBD999 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EBD999?: #EBD999 is a light, moderate yellow known as Ivory Buff. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ivory Buff?: The RGB value is 235, 217, 153: 235 red, 217 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ivory Buff?: The complementary color is #99ABEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBD999?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.