What color is #EBE2B5?

#EBE2B5 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE2B5?

The RGB value is 235, 226, 181: 235 red, 226 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE2B5?

The complementary color is #B5BEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE2B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE2B5 color

#EBE2B5 rgb(235, 226, 181)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBE2B5 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 88.6% green and 71% blue (235, 226, 181).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 57% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Buttered (#ECE2B7), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.08:1).

#EBE2B5 color codes

HEX	`#EBE2B5`
RGB	`rgb(235, 226, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 88.6%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 57%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 23%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.58, -3.97, 23.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.58, 23.49, 99.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.798, 75.392, 54.582)`
Decimal	`15458997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE2B5, 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 #EBE2B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE2B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.08:1	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 #EBE2B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe2b5; }
.text { color: #ebe2b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe2b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 226 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe2b5, #d9ebb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #EBE2B5?: #EBE2B5 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Buttered. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE2B5?: The RGB value is 235, 226, 181: 235 red, 226 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE2B5?: The complementary color is #B5BEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE2B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.