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#EBE6BD Color

#EBE6BD is rgb(235, 230, 189) in RGB, hsl(53, 53%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBE6BD
HEX#EBE6BD
RGBrgb(235, 230, 189)
HSLhsl(53, 53%, 83%)
HSVhsv(53, 20%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(91.9% 0.054 101.6)
LABlab(90.91% -3.10 20.72)
LCHlch(90.91% 20.95 98.52)

What #EBE6BD 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 #EBE6BD, 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.

#EBE6BD Channel Values

How #EBE6BD 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 230 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 53° · S 53% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 53° · S 20% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 20% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.27:1 vs white · 16.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBE6BD 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 text1.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBE6BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBE6BD; 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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Tints & Shades of #EBE6BD

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.

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Shades

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How #EBE6BD 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#EBE6BD
Protanopia#E7E7BD
Protanomaly#E9E7BD
Deuteranopia#E8E8BD
Deuteranomaly#E9E7BD
Tritanopia#EFE1E1
Tritanomaly#EEE3D4
Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

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Using #EBE6BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebe6bd: #EBE6BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBE6BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebe6bd': '#EBE6BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.902, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_ebe6bd">#EBE6BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBE6BD"

More Yellow Colors

#EBE6BD sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBE6BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBE6BD?

#EBE6BD is a lightest yellow — rgb(235, 230, 189) in RGB and hsl(53, 53%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.05.

What is the RGB value of #EBE6BD?

#EBE6BD is rgb(235, 230, 189) — red 235, green 230, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBE6BD?

#EBE6BD converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBE6BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBE6BD scores 1.27:1 against white and 16.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBE6BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBE6BD 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 6.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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