What color is #EBE899?

#EBE899 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color First Day of Summer. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE899?

The RGB value is 235, 232, 153: 235 red, 232 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE899?

The complementary color is #999CEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE899?

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.

#EBE899 color

#EBE899 rgb(235, 232, 153)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EBE899 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 91% green and 60% blue (235, 232, 153).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 67% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 35% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is First Day of Summer (#F1E798), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#EBE899 color codes

HEX	`#EBE899`
RGB	`rgb(235, 232, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 91%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 67%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 35%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 35%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.63, -10.54, 38.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.63, 40.25, 105.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.868, 77.677, 41.496)`
Decimal	`15460505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE899, 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 #EBE899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE899 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 #EBE899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe899; }
.text { color: #ebe899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 232 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe899, #c5eb99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #EBE899?: #EBE899 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color First Day of Summer. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE899?: The RGB value is 235, 232, 153: 235 red, 232 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE899?: The complementary color is #999CEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE899?: 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.