What color is #EBDCCC?

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

What is the RGB value of #EBDCCC?

The RGB value is 235, 220, 204: 235 red, 220 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBDCCC?

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

Is black or white text better on #EBDCCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBDCCC color

#EBDCCC rgb(235, 220, 204)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 86.3% green and 80% blue (235, 220, 204).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 44% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Whisper of White (#EADBCA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.64:1).

#EBDCCC color codes

HEX	`#EBDCCC`
RGB	`rgb(235, 220, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 86.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 44%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 13%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.55, 2.51, 9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.55, 10.02, 75.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.752, 73.209, 67.519)`
Decimal	`15457484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBDCCC, 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 #EBDCCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBDCCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.64:1	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 #EBDCCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebdccc; }
.text { color: #ebdccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebdccc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 220 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebdccc, #eaebcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EBDCCC?: #EBDCCC is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Whisper of White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBDCCC?: The RGB value is 235, 220, 204: 235 red, 220 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBDCCC?: The complementary color is #CCDBEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBDCCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.