What color is #EBCBBE?

#EBCBBE is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Mellow Marrow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBCBBE?

The RGB value is 235, 203, 190: 235 red, 203 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBCBBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #EBCBBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBCBBE color

#EBCBBE rgb(235, 203, 190)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EBCBBE is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 79.6% green and 74.5% blue (235, 203, 190).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 53% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Mellow Marrow (#E8C2B4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#EBCBBE color codes

HEX	`#EBCBBE`
RGB	`rgb(235, 203, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 79.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 53%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 19%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 19%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.01, 9.22, 10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.01, 14.07, 49.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.911, 64.094, 57.657)`
Decimal	`15453118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBCBBE, 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 #EBCBBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBCBBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	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 #EBCBBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebcbbe; }
.text { color: #ebcbbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebcbbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 203 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebcbbe, #ebe1be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #EBCBBE?: #EBCBBE is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Mellow Marrow. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBCBBE?: The RGB value is 235, 203, 190: 235 red, 203 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBCBBE?: The complementary color is #BEDEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBCBBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.