What color is #EBDDA1?

#EBDDA1 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sunny Glory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBDDA1?

The RGB value is 235, 221, 161: 235 red, 221 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBDDA1?

The complementary color is #A1AFEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBDDA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBDDA1 color

#EBDDA1 rgb(235, 221, 161)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBDDA1 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 86.7% green and 63.1% blue (235, 221, 161).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 65% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Sunny Glory (#E8D99C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.39:1).

#EBDDA1 color codes

HEX	`#EBDDA1`
RGB	`rgb(235, 221, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 86.7%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 65%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 31%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.94, -4.04, 31.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.94, 31.51, 97.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.551, 71.95, 44.093)`
Decimal	`15457697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBDDA1, 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 #EBDDA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBDDA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.39:1	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 #EBDDA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebdda1; }
.text { color: #ebdda1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebdda1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 221 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebdda1, #d4eba1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EBDDA1?: #EBDDA1 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sunny Glory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBDDA1?: The RGB value is 235, 221, 161: 235 red, 221 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBDDA1?: The complementary color is #A1AFEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBDDA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.