What color is #EBEFD5?

#EBEFD5 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Final Departure. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EBEFD5?

The RGB value is 235, 239, 213: 235 red, 239 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EBEFD5?

The complementary color is #D9D5EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBEFD5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EBEFD5 color

#EBEFD5 rgb(235, 239, 213)

Shades of green

The hex color #EBEFD5 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 93.7% green and 83.5% blue (235, 239, 213).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 45% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Final Departure (#F1F5DB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.84:1).

#EBEFD5 color codes

HEX	`#EBEFD5`
RGB	`rgb(235, 239, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 93.7%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 45%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 11%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.54, -5.76, 12.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.54, 13.43, 115.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(77.136, 84.2, 75.126)`
Decimal	`15462357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EBEFD5, 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 #EBEFD5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBEFD5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.84:1	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 #EBEFD5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebefd5; }
.text { color: #ebefd5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebefd5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 239 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebefd5, #deefd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #EBEFD5?: #EBEFD5 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Final Departure. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EBEFD5?: The RGB value is 235, 239, 213: 235 red, 239 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EBEFD5?: The complementary color is #D9D5EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBEFD5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.