What color is #EBEAD7?

#EBEAD7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cannoli Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBEAD7?

The RGB value is 235, 234, 215: 235 red, 234 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBEAD7?

The complementary color is #D7D8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBEAD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBEAD7 color

#EBEAD7 rgb(235, 234, 215)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBEAD7 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 91.8% green and 84.3% blue (235, 234, 215).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 33% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Cannoli Cream (#EDECDB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.28:1).

#EBEAD7 color codes

HEX	`#EBEAD7`
RGB	`rgb(235, 234, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 91.8%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 33%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 9%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.32, -2.9, 9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.32, 9.79, 107.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(75.948, 81.415, 75.99)`
Decimal	`15461079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBEAD7, 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 #EBEAD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBEAD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.28:1	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 #EBEAD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebead7; }
.text { color: #ebead7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebead7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 234 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebead7, #e2ebd7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

Questions

What color is #EBEAD7?: #EBEAD7 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cannoli Cream. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBEAD7?: The RGB value is 235, 234, 215: 235 red, 234 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBEAD7?: The complementary color is #D7D8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBEAD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.