What color is #EBE6B8?

#EBE6B8 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE6B8?

The RGB value is 235, 230, 184: 235 red, 230 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE6B8?

The complementary color is #B8BDEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE6B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE6B8 color

#EBE6B8 rgb(235, 230, 184)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBE6B8 is a very light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 90.2% green and 72.2% blue (235, 230, 184).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 56% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 22% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is White Asparagus (#ECEABE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.54:1).

#EBE6B8 color codes

HEX	`#EBE6B8`
RGB	`rgb(235, 230, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 90.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 56%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 22%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 22%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.65, -5.58, 23.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.65, 23.75, 103.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.209, 77.718, 56.588)`
Decimal	`15460024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE6B8, 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 #EBE6B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE6B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.54:1	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 #EBE6B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe6b8; }
.text { color: #ebe6b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe6b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 230 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe6b8, #d6ebb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #EBE6B8?: #EBE6B8 is a very light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color White Asparagus. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE6B8?: The RGB value is 235, 230, 184: 235 red, 230 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE6B8?: The complementary color is #B8BDEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE6B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.54:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.