What color is #EBE7AF?

#EBE7AF is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Steamy Dumpling. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE7AF?

The RGB value is 235, 231, 175: 235 red, 231 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE7AF?

The complementary color is #AFB3EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE7AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE7AF color

#EBE7AF rgb(235, 231, 175)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBE7AF is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 90.6% green and 68.6% blue (235, 231, 175).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 60% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 26% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Steamy Dumpling (#EAE9B4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.58:1).

#EBE7AF color codes

HEX	`#EBE7AF`
RGB	`rgb(235, 231, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 90.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 60%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 26%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.74, -7.32, 27.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.74, 28.78, 104.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.575, 77.91, 51.87)`
Decimal	`15460271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE7AF, 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 #EBE7AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE7AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.58:1	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 #EBE7AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe7af; }
.text { color: #ebe7af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe7af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 231 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe7af, #d1ebaf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EBE7AF?: #EBE7AF is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Steamy Dumpling. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE7AF?: The RGB value is 235, 231, 175: 235 red, 231 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE7AF?: The complementary color is #AFB3EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE7AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.