What color is #EBD8BA?

#EBD8BA is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dust Storm. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBD8BA?

The RGB value is 235, 216, 186: 235 red, 216 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBD8BA?

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

Is black or white text better on #EBD8BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBD8BA color

#EBD8BA rgb(235, 216, 186)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBD8BA is a very light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 84.7% green and 72.9% blue (235, 216, 186).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 55% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 21% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Dust Storm (#E7D3B7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#EBD8BA color codes

HEX	`#EBD8BA`
RGB	`rgb(235, 216, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 84.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 55%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 21%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 21%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.15, 1.86, 17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.15, 17.28, 83.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.68, 70.321, 56.453)`
Decimal	`15456442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBD8BA, 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 #EBD8BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBD8BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	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 #EBD8BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebd8ba; }
.text { color: #ebd8ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebd8ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 216 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebd8ba, #e5ebba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Champagne.

Questions

What color is #EBD8BA?: #EBD8BA is a very light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Dust Storm. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBD8BA?: The RGB value is 235, 216, 186: 235 red, 216 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBD8BA?: The complementary color is #BACDEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBD8BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.06:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.