What color is #EBCBA8?

#EBCBA8 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Egghead. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBCBA8?

The RGB value is 235, 203, 168: 235 red, 203 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBCBA8?

The complementary color is #A8C8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBCBA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBCBA8 color

#EBCBA8 rgb(235, 203, 168)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBCBA8 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 79.6% green and 65.9% blue (235, 203, 168).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 63% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 29% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Egghead (#E6C7A2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.64:1).

#EBCBA8 color codes

HEX	`#EBCBA8`
RGB	`rgb(235, 203, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 79.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 63%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 29%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 29%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.55, 6.13, 21.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.55, 22.49, 74.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.686, 63.203, 45.936)`
Decimal	`15453096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBCBA8, 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 #EBCBA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBCBA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.64:1	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 #EBCBA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebcba8; }
.text { color: #ebcba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebcba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 203 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebcba8, #eaeba8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peach Puff.

Questions

What color is #EBCBA8?: #EBCBA8 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Egghead. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBCBA8?: The RGB value is 235, 203, 168: 235 red, 203 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBCBA8?: The complementary color is #A8C8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBCBA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.