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#EBDFBC Color

#EBDFBC is rgb(235, 223, 188) in RGB, hsl(45, 54%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dutch White (#EFDFBB), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBDFBC
HEX#EBDFBC
RGBrgb(235, 223, 188)
HSLhsl(45, 54%, 83%)
HSVhsv(45, 20%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(90.4% 0.048 91.3)
LABlab(89.13% 0.14 18.78)
LCHlch(89.13% 18.78 89.56)

What #EBDFBC 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 #EBDFBC, 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 yellow in the library.

#EBDFBC Channel Values

How #EBDFBC 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 223 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 45° · S 54% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 45° · S 20% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 20% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBDFBC 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EBDFBC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EBDFBC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBDFBC; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EBDFBC

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 #EBDFBC.

How #EBDFBC 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#EBDFBC
Protanopia#E1E1BC
Protanomaly#E5E0BC
Deuteranopia#E3E3BC
Deuteranomaly#E6E1BC
Tritanopia#EFDBDB
Tritanomaly#EDDDCF
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBDFBC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebdfbc: #EBDFBC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBDFBC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebdfbc': '#EBDFBC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.875, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_ebdfbc">#EBDFBC</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBDFBC"

More Yellow Colors

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

#EBDFBC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBDFBC?

#EBDFBC is a lightest yellow — rgb(235, 223, 188) in RGB and hsl(45, 54%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dutch White (#EFDFBB), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.75.

What is the RGB value of #EBDFBC?

#EBDFBC is rgb(235, 223, 188) — red 235, green 223, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBDFBC?

#EBDFBC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBDFBC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBDFBC scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBDFBC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBDFBC 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 blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) at a CIE76 distance of 6.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #EBDFBC in a Tool

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