What color is #EBE4BD?

#EBE4BD 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 #EBE4BD?

The RGB value is 235, 228, 189: 235 red, 228 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE4BD?

The complementary color is #BDC4EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE4BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE4BD color

#EBE4BD rgb(235, 228, 189)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBE4BD is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 89.4% green and 74.1% blue (235, 228, 189).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 53% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% 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 16.36:1).

#EBE4BD color codes

HEX	`#EBE4BD`
RGB	`rgb(235, 228, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 89.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 53%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 20%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.24, -3.86, 19.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.24, 20.3, 100.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.189, 76.824, 59.213)`
Decimal	`15459517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE4BD, 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 #EBE4BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE4BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.36:1	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 #EBE4BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe4bd; }
.text { color: #ebe4bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe4bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 228 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe4bd, #dbebbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Chiffon.

Questions

What color is #EBE4BD?: #EBE4BD 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 #EBE4BD?: The RGB value is 235, 228, 189: 235 red, 228 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE4BD?: The complementary color is #BDC4EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE4BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.