What color is #EBE2C0?

#EBE2C0 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 #EBE2C0?

The RGB value is 235, 226, 192: 235 red, 226 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE2C0?

The complementary color is #C0C9EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE2C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE2C0 color

#EBE2C0 rgb(235, 226, 192)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBE2C0 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 88.6% green and 75.3% blue (235, 226, 192).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 52% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Fake Blonde (#EFE6C1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.17:1).

#EBE2C0 color codes

HEX	`#EBE2C0`
RGB	`rgb(235, 226, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 88.6%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 52%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 18%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.8, -2.4, 17.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.8, 17.91, 97.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.971, 75.862, 60.763)`
Decimal	`15459008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE2C0, 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 #EBE2C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE2C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.17:1	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 #EBE2C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe2c0; }
.text { color: #ebe2c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe2c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 226 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe2c0, #deebc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pearl.

Questions

What color is #EBE2C0?: #EBE2C0 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 #EBE2C0?: The RGB value is 235, 226, 192: 235 red, 226 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE2C0?: The complementary color is #C0C9EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE2C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.