What color is #EBE0AB?

#EBE0AB is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color French Vanilla. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE0AB?

The RGB value is 235, 224, 171: 235 red, 224 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE0AB?

The complementary color is #ABB6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE0AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE0AB color

#EBE0AB rgb(235, 224, 171)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBE0AB is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 87.8% green and 67.1% blue (235, 224, 171).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 62% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 27% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is French Vanilla (#EFE1A7), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.78:1).

#EBE0AB color codes

HEX	`#EBE0AB`
RGB	`rgb(235, 224, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 87.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 62%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 27%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.88, -4.3, 27.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.88, 27.7, 98.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.268, 73.915, 49.191)`
Decimal	`15458475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE0AB, 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 #EBE0AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE0AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.78:1	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 #EBE0AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe0ab; }
.text { color: #ebe0ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe0ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 224 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe0ab, #d6ebab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EBE0AB?: #EBE0AB is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color French Vanilla. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE0AB?: The RGB value is 235, 224, 171: 235 red, 224 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE0AB?: The complementary color is #ABB6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE0AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.