What color is #EBECD9?

#EBECD9 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cannoli Cream. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBECD9?

The RGB value is 235, 236, 217: 235 red, 236 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBECD9?

The complementary color is #DAD9EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBECD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBECD9 color

#EBECD9 rgb(235, 236, 217)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EBECD9 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 92.5% green and 85.1% blue (235, 236, 217).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 33% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Cannoli Cream (#EDECDB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.53:1).

#EBECD9 color codes

HEX	`#EBECD9`
RGB	`rgb(235, 236, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 92.5%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 33%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 8%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 8%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.87, -3.59, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.87, 9.78, 111.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.779, 82.663, 77.543)`
Decimal	`15461593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBECD9, 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 #EBECD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBECD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.53:1	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 #EBECD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebecd9; }
.text { color: #ebecd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebecd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 236 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebecd9, #e1ecd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Beige.

Questions

What color is #EBECD9?: #EBECD9 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cannoli Cream. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBECD9?: The RGB value is 235, 236, 217: 235 red, 236 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBECD9?: The complementary color is #DAD9EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBECD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.