What color is #EBEDDD?

#EBEDDD is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Magical Stardust. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBEDDD?

The RGB value is 235, 237, 221: 235 red, 237 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBEDDD?

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

Is black or white text better on #EBEDDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBEDDD color

#EBEDDD rgb(235, 237, 221)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 92.9% green and 86.7% blue (235, 237, 221).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 31% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Magical Stardust (#EAEADB), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.69:1).

#EBEDDD color codes

HEX	`#EBEDDD`
RGB	`rgb(235, 237, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 92.9%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 31%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 7%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.21, -3.43, 7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.21, 8.26, 114.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.594, 83.451, 80.412)`
Decimal	`15461853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBEDDD, 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 #EBEDDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBEDDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.69:1	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 #EBEDDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebeddd; }
.text { color: #ebeddd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebeddd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 237 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebeddd, #e3eddd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #EBEDDD?: #EBEDDD is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Magical Stardust. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBEDDD?: The RGB value is 235, 237, 221: 235 red, 237 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBEDDD?: The complementary color is #DFDDED, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBEDDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.69:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.