What color is #EBE1AE?

#EBE1AE is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crème de la Crème. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE1AE?

The RGB value is 235, 225, 174: 235 red, 225 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE1AE?

The complementary color is #AEB8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE1AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE1AE color

#EBE1AE rgb(235, 225, 174)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBE1AE is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 88.2% green and 68.2% blue (235, 225, 174).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 60% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 26% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Crème de la Crème (#F3E7B4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.91:1).

#EBE1AE color codes

HEX	`#EBE1AE`
RGB	`rgb(235, 225, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 88.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 60%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 26%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 26%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.19, -4.41, 26.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.19, 26.61, 99.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.826, 74.57, 50.804)`
Decimal	`15458734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE1AE, 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 #EBE1AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE1AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.91:1	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 #EBE1AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe1ae; }
.text { color: #ebe1ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe1ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 225 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe1ae, #d7ebae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EBE1AE?: #EBE1AE is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crème de la Crème. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE1AE?: The RGB value is 235, 225, 174: 235 red, 225 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE1AE?: The complementary color is #AEB8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE1AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.