What color is #EBE6D1?

#EBE6D1 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cauliflower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE6D1?

The RGB value is 235, 230, 209: 235 red, 230 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE6D1?

The complementary color is #D1D6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE6D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE6D1 color

#EBE6D1 rgb(235, 230, 209)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBE6D1 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 90.2% green and 82% blue (235, 230, 209).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 39% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Cauliflower (#EBE5D0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.77:1).

#EBE6D1 color codes

HEX	`#EBE6D1`
RGB	`rgb(235, 230, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 90.2%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 39%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 11%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.17, -1.83, 10.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.17, 10.99, 99.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.065, 78.86, 71.629)`
Decimal	`15460049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE6D1, 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 #EBE6D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE6D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.77:1	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 #EBE6D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe6d1; }
.text { color: #ebe6d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe6d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 230 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe6d1, #e3ebd1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EBE6D1?: #EBE6D1 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cauliflower. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE6D1?: The RGB value is 235, 230, 209: 235 red, 230 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE6D1?: The complementary color is #D1D6EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE6D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.77:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.