What color is #EBCE72?

#EBCE72 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dune Crest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBCE72?

The RGB value is 235, 206, 114: 235 red, 206 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBCE72?

The complementary color is #728FEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBCE72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBCE72 color

#EBCE72 rgb(235, 206, 114)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EBCE72 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 80.8% green and 44.7% blue (235, 206, 114).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 75% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 51% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Dune Crest (#EACE6A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.6:1).

#EBCE72 color codes

HEX	`#EBCE72`
RGB	`rgb(235, 206, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 80.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 75%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 51%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 51%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.45, -1.27, 49.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.45, 49.1, 91.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.372, 63.022, 24.954)`
Decimal	`15453810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBCE72, 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 #EBCE72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBCE72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.6:1	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 #EBCE72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebce72; }
.text { color: #ebce72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebce72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 206 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebce72, #cbeb72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #EBCE72?: #EBCE72 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dune Crest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBCE72?: The RGB value is 235, 206, 114: 235 red, 206 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBCE72?: The complementary color is #728FEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBCE72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.