What color is #EBE8D5?

#EBE8D5 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Warm White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBE8D5?

The RGB value is 235, 232, 213: 235 red, 232 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBE8D5?

The complementary color is #D5D8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBE8D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBE8D5 color

#EBE8D5 rgb(235, 232, 213)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBE8D5 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 91% green and 83.5% blue (235, 232, 213).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 35% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Warm White (#EFEBD8), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.04:1).

#EBE8D5 color codes

HEX	`#EBE8D5`
RGB	`rgb(235, 232, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 91%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 35%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.77, -2.21, 9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.77, 9.85, 102.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.126, 80.18, 74.456)`
Decimal	`15460565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBE8D5, 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 #EBE8D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBE8D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.04:1	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 #EBE8D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebe8d5; }
.text { color: #ebe8d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebe8d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 232 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebe8d5, #e3ebd5); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #EBE8D5?: #EBE8D5 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Warm White. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBE8D5?: The RGB value is 235, 232, 213: 235 red, 232 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBE8D5?: The complementary color is #D5D8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBE8D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.