What color is #EBD9B0?

#EBD9B0 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Beeswax. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBD9B0?

The RGB value is 235, 217, 176: 235 red, 217 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBD9B0?

The complementary color is #B0C2EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBD9B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBD9B0 color

#EBD9B0 rgb(235, 217, 176)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBD9B0 is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 85.1% green and 69% blue (235, 217, 176).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 60% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 25% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Beeswax (#E9D7AB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.08:1).

#EBD9B0 color codes

HEX	`#EBD9B0`
RGB	`rgb(235, 217, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 85.1%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 60%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 25%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 25%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.2, -0.06, 22.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.2, 22.48, 90.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.911, 70.424, 51.134)`
Decimal	`15456688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBD9B0, 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 #EBD9B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBD9B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.08:1	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 #EBD9B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebd9b0; }
.text { color: #ebd9b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebd9b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 217 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebd9b0, #e0ebb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wheat.

Questions

What color is #EBD9B0?: #EBD9B0 is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Beeswax. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBD9B0?: The RGB value is 235, 217, 176: 235 red, 217 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBD9B0?: The complementary color is #B0C2EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBD9B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.08:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.