What color is #EBD6CB?

#EBD6CB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Blushing Coconut. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBD6CB?

The RGB value is 235, 214, 203: 235 red, 214 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBD6CB?

The complementary color is #CBE0EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBD6CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBD6CB color

#EBD6CB rgb(235, 214, 203)

Shades of orange

The hex color #EBD6CB is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 83.9% green and 79.6% blue (235, 214, 203).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 44% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Blushing Coconut (#EBD5CA), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.01:1).

#EBD6CB color codes

HEX	`#EBD6CB`
RGB	`rgb(235, 214, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 83.9%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 44%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 14%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.03, 5.46, 8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.03, 9.74, 55.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.086, 70.068, 66.374)`
Decimal	`15455947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBD6CB, 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 #EBD6CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBD6CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.01:1	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 #EBD6CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebd6cb; }
.text { color: #ebd6cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebd6cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 214 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebd6cb, #ebe6cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Almond.

Questions

What color is #EBD6CB?: #EBD6CB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Blushing Coconut. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBD6CB?: The RGB value is 235, 214, 203: 235 red, 214 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBD6CB?: The complementary color is #CBE0EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBD6CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.