What color is #EBD9C7?

#EBD9C7 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Patisserie. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBD9C7?

The RGB value is 235, 217, 199: 235 red, 217 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBD9C7?

The complementary color is #C7D9EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBD9C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBD9C7 color

#EBD9C7 rgb(235, 217, 199)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBD9C7 is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 85.1% green and 78% blue (235, 217, 199).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 47% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Patisserie (#EDDBC8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.28:1).

#EBD9C7 color codes

HEX	`#EBD9C7`
RGB	`rgb(235, 217, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 85.1%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 47%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 15%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 15%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.69, 3.28, 11.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.69, 11.58, 73.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.382, 71.413, 64.151)`
Decimal	`15456711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBD9C7, 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 #EBD9C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBD9C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.28:1	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 #EBD9C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebd9c7; }
.text { color: #ebd9c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebd9c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 217 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebd9c7, #ebebc7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EBD9C7?: #EBD9C7 is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Patisserie. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBD9C7?: The RGB value is 235, 217, 199: 235 red, 217 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBD9C7?: The complementary color is #C7D9EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBD9C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.