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#EBDBD6 Color

#EBDBD6 is rgb(235, 219, 214) in RGB, hsl(14, 34%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petal (#F5E2E2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBDBD6
HEX#EBDBD6
RGBrgb(235, 219, 214)
HSLhsl(14, 34%, 88%)
HSVhsv(14, 9%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(90.3% 0.019 38.1)
LABlab(88.61% 5.06 4.55)
LCHlch(88.61% 6.80 41.95)

What #EBDBD6 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EBDBD6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#EBDBD6 Channel Values

How #EBDBD6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 235 · G 219 · B 2148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 14° · S 34% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 14° · S 9% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 9% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBDBD6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBDBD6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBDBD6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EBDBD6

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EBDBD6.

How #EBDBD6 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EBDBD6
Protanopia#DEDED6
Protanomaly#E3DDD6
Deuteranopia#E0E0D6
Deuteranomaly#E5DED6
Tritanopia#ECDADA
Tritanomaly#EBDBD9
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBDBD6 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ebdbd6: #EBDBD6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBDBD6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebdbd6': '#EBDBD6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.859, blue: 0.839)
Android XML<color name="color_ebdbd6">#EBDBD6</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBDBD6"

More Red Colors

#EBDBD6 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBDBD6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBDBD6?

#EBDBD6 is a lightest red — rgb(235, 219, 214) in RGB and hsl(14, 34%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petal (#F5E2E2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.88.

What is the RGB value of #EBDBD6?

#EBDBD6 is rgb(235, 219, 214) — red 235, green 219, and blue 214 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBDBD6?

#EBDBD6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBDBD6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBDBD6 scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBDBD6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBDBD6 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mistyrose (#FFE4E1) at a CIE76 distance of 5.89, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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