What color is #EBEADD?

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

What is the RGB value of #EBEADD?

The RGB value is 235, 234, 221: 235 red, 234 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBEADD?

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

Is black or white text better on #EBEADD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBEADD color

#EBEADD rgb(235, 234, 221)

Shades of beige

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 91.8% green and 86.7% blue (235, 234, 221).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 26% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Salted (#EBEADC), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.35:1).

#EBEADD color codes

HEX	`#EBEADD`
RGB	`rgb(235, 234, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 91.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 26%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 6%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.45, -1.91, 6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.45, 6.7, 106.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.733, 81.729, 80.125)`
Decimal	`15461085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBEADD, 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 #EBEADD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBEADD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.35:1	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 #EBEADD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebeadd; }
.text { color: #ebeadd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebeadd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 234 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebeadd, #e5ebdd); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #EBEADD?: #EBEADD is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Salted. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBEADD?: The RGB value is 235, 234, 221: 235 red, 234 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBEADD?: The complementary color is #DDDEEB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBEADD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.