What color is #EBCA8D?

#EBCA8D is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Honeydew Sand. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBCA8D?

The RGB value is 235, 202, 141: 235 red, 202 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBCA8D?

The complementary color is #8DAEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBCA8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBCA8D color

#EBCA8D rgb(235, 202, 141)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBCA8D is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 79.2% green and 55.3% blue (235, 202, 141).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 70% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 40% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Honeydew Sand (#EECE8D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.37:1).

#EBCA8D color codes

HEX	`#EBCA8D`
RGB	`rgb(235, 202, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 79.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 70%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 40%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 40%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.82, 3.41, 34.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.82, 34.92, 84.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.191, 61.829, 33.958)`
Decimal	`15452813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBCA8D, 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 #EBCA8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBCA8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.37:1	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 #EBCA8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebca8d; }
.text { color: #ebca8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebca8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 202 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebca8d, #ddeb8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #EBCA8D?: #EBCA8D is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Honeydew Sand. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBCA8D?: The RGB value is 235, 202, 141: 235 red, 202 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBCA8D?: The complementary color is #8DAEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBCA8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.