What color is #EBEBD8?

#EBEBD8 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 #EBEBD8?

The RGB value is 235, 235, 216: 235 red, 235 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBEBD8?

The complementary color is #D8D8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBEBD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBEBD8 color

#EBEBD8 rgb(235, 235, 216)

Shades of beige

The hex color #EBEBD8 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 92.2% green and 84.7% blue (235, 235, 216).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 32% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Cannoli Cream (#EDECDB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.41:1).

#EBEBD8 color codes

HEX	`#EBEBD8`
RGB	`rgb(235, 235, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 92.2%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 32%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 8%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.59, -3.25, 9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.59, 9.78, 109.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.362, 82.037, 76.764)`
Decimal	`15461336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBEBD8, 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 #EBEBD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBEBD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.41:1	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 #EBEBD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebebd8; }
.text { color: #ebebd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebebd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 235 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebebd8, #e2ebd8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggshell.

Questions

What color is #EBEBD8?: #EBEBD8 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 #EBEBD8?: The RGB value is 235, 235, 216: 235 red, 235 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBEBD8?: The complementary color is #D8D8EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBEBD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.