What color is #EBD5B4?

#EBD5B4 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dust Storm. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBD5B4?

The RGB value is 235, 213, 180: 235 red, 213 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBD5B4?

The complementary color is #B4CAEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBD5B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBD5B4 color

#EBD5B4 rgb(235, 213, 180)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBD5B4 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 83.5% green and 70.6% blue (235, 213, 180).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 58% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 23% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Dust Storm (#E7D3B7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

#EBD5B4 color codes

HEX	`#EBD5B4`
RGB	`rgb(235, 213, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 83.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 58%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 23%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 23%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.28, 2.56, 19.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.28, 19.28, 82.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.294, 68.548, 52.91)`
Decimal	`15455668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBD5B4, 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 #EBD5B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBD5B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	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 #EBD5B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebd5b4; }
.text { color: #ebd5b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebd5b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 213 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebd5b4, #e5ebb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #EBD5B4?: #EBD5B4 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dust Storm. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBD5B4?: The RGB value is 235, 213, 180: 235 red, 213 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBD5B4?: The complementary color is #B4CAEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBD5B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.