What color is #EBE2BC?

#EBE2BC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fake Blonde. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE2BC?

The RGB value is 235, 226, 188: 235 red, 226 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE2BC?

The complementary color is #BCC5EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE2BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE2BC color

#EBE2BC rgb(235, 226, 188)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBE2BC is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 88.6% green and 73.7% blue (235, 226, 188).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 54% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Fake Blonde (#EFE6C1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.14:1).

#EBE2BC color codes

HEX	`#EBE2BC`
RGB	`rgb(235, 226, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 88.6%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 54%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 20%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.71, -2.98, 19.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.71, 19.94, 98.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.534, 75.687, 58.461)`
Decimal	`15459004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE2BC, 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 #EBE2BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE2BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.14:1	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 #EBE2BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe2bc; }
.text { color: #ebe2bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe2bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 226 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe2bc, #dcebbc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #EBE2BC?: #EBE2BC is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Fake Blonde. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE2BC?: The RGB value is 235, 226, 188: 235 red, 226 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE2BC?: The complementary color is #BCC5EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE2BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.