What color is #EBE7DD?

#EBE7DD is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Yang Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE7DD?

The RGB value is 235, 231, 221: 235 red, 231 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE7DD?

The complementary color is #DDE1EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE7DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE7DD color

#EBE7DD rgb(235, 231, 221)

Shades of gray

The hex color #EBE7DD is a very light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 90.6% green and 86.7% blue (235, 231, 221).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 26% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Yang Mist (#EDE8DD), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.01:1).

#EBE7DD color codes

HEX	`#EBE7DD`
RGB	`rgb(235, 231, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 90.6%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 26%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.7, -0.38, 5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.7, 5.35, 94.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.886, 80.035, 79.843)`
Decimal	`15460317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE7DD, 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 #EBE7DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE7DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.01:1	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 #EBE7DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe7dd; }
.text { color: #ebe7dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe7dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 231 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe7dd, #e8ebdd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #EBE7DD?: #EBE7DD is a very light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Yang Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE7DD?: The RGB value is 235, 231, 221: 235 red, 231 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE7DD?: The complementary color is #DDE1EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE7DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.