What color is #EBCD95?

#EBCD95 is a light, moderate orange known as Sunlight. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sunlight?

The RGB value is 235, 205, 149: 235 red, 205 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sunlight?

The complementary color is #95B3EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBCD95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.7:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sunlight color: hex code #EBCD95

#EBCD95 rgb(235, 205, 149)

Shades of beige

Sunlight has the hex code #EBCD95. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 80.4% green and 58.4% blue (235, 205, 149).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 68% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 37% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.7:1).

Sunlight (#EBCD95) color codes

HEX	`#EBCD95`
RGB	`rgb(235, 205, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 80.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 68%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 37%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 37%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.7, 2.75, 31.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.7, 31.9, 85.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.518, 63.497, 37.444)`
Decimal	`15453589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sunlight, 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 #EBCD95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBCD95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.7:1	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 #EBCD95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebcd95; }
.text { color: #ebcd95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebcd95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 205 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebcd95, #deeb95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

See #EBCD95 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EBCD95?: #EBCD95 is a light, moderate orange known as Sunlight. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sunlight?: The RGB value is 235, 205, 149: 235 red, 205 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sunlight?: The complementary color is #95B3EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBCD95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.7:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.