What color is #EBE5DB?

#EBE5DB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Palladian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE5DB?

The RGB value is 235, 229, 219: 235 red, 229 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE5DB?

The complementary color is #DBE1EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE5DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE5DB color

#EBE5DB rgb(235, 229, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBE5DB is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 89.8% green and 85.9% blue (235, 229, 219).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 29% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 7% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Palladian (#EEE9DF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.76:1).

#EBE5DB color codes

HEX	`#EBE5DB`
RGB	`rgb(235, 229, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 89.8%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 29%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 7%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 7%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.15, 0.31, 5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.15, 5.6, 86.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.065, 78.816, 78.263)`
Decimal	`15459803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE5DB, 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 #EBE5DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE5DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.76:1	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 #EBE5DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe5db; }
.text { color: #ebe5db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe5db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 229 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe5db, #e9ebdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EBE5DB?: #EBE5DB is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Palladian. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE5DB?: The RGB value is 235, 229, 219: 235 red, 229 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE5DB?: The complementary color is #DBE1EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE5DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.