What color is #E8EBD8?

#E8EBD8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bethlehem Superstar. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8EBD8?

The RGB value is 232, 235, 216: 232 red, 235 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8EBD8?

The complementary color is #DBD8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8EBD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8EBD8 color

#E8EBD8 rgb(232, 235, 216)

Shades of green

The hex color #E8EBD8 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 92.2% green and 84.7% blue (232, 235, 216).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 32% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Bethlehem Superstar (#EAEEDA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.31:1).

#E8EBD8 color codes

HEX	`#E8EBD8`
RGB	`rgb(232, 235, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 92.2%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 32%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 8%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.37, -4.28, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.37, 9.85, 115.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.38, 81.531, 76.718)`
Decimal	`15264728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8EBD8, 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 #E8EBD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8EBD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.31:1	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 #E8EBD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8ebd8; }
.text { color: #e8ebd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8ebd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 235 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8ebd8, #dfebd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #E8EBD8?: #E8EBD8 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bethlehem Superstar. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8EBD8?: The RGB value is 232, 235, 216: 232 red, 235 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8EBD8?: The complementary color is #DBD8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8EBD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.