What color is #EBDECC?

#EBDECC is a very light, desaturated orange known as Skeleton. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Skeleton?

The RGB value is 235, 222, 204: 235 red, 222 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Skeleton?

The complementary color is #CCD9EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBDECC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Skeleton color: hex code #EBDECC

#EBDECC rgb(235, 222, 204)

Shades of beige

Skeleton has the hex code #EBDECC. It is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 87.1% green and 80% blue (235, 222, 204).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 44% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.85:1).

Skeleton (#EBDECC) color codes

HEX	`#EBDECC`
RGB	`rgb(235, 222, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 87.1%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 44%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 13%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.05, 1.48, 10.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.05, 10.52, 81.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.28, 74.265, 67.695)`
Decimal	`15457996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Skeleton, 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 #EBDECC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBDECC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.85:1	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 #EBDECC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebdecc; }
.text { color: #ebdecc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebdecc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 222 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebdecc, #e8ebcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

See #EBDECC on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EBDECC?: #EBDECC is a very light, desaturated orange known as Skeleton. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Skeleton?: The RGB value is 235, 222, 204: 235 red, 222 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Skeleton?: The complementary color is #CCD9EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBDECC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.