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#EBE7CB Color

#EBE7CB is rgb(235, 231, 203) in RGB, hsl(53, 44%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Parchment (#F1E9D2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EBE7CB
HEX#EBE7CB
RGBrgb(235, 231, 203)
HSLhsl(53, 44%, 86%)
HSVhsv(53, 14%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(92.4% 0.037 100.4)
LABlab(91.41% -2.04 14.20)
LCHlch(91.41% 14.35 98.17)

What #EBE7CB 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 #EBE7CB, 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.

#EBE7CB Channel Values

How #EBE7CB 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 231 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 53° · S 44% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 53° · S 14% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 14% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EBE7CB 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EBE7CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EBE7CB; 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 #EBE7CB

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EBE7CB.

How #EBE7CB 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#EBE7CB
Protanopia#E8E8CB
Protanomaly#E9E7CB
Deuteranopia#E8E8CB
Deuteranomaly#E9E8CB
Tritanopia#EEE4E4
Tritanomaly#EDE5DA
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EBE7CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ebe7cb: #EBE7CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EBE7CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ebe7cb': '#EBE7CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.922, green: 0.906, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_ebe7cb">#EBE7CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#EBE7CB"

More Yellow Colors

#EBE7CB sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EBE7CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EBE7CB?

#EBE7CB is a lightest yellow — rgb(235, 231, 203) in RGB and hsl(53, 44%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Parchment (#F1E9D2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.03.

What is the RGB value of #EBE7CB?

#EBE7CB is rgb(235, 231, 203) — red 235, green 231, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EBE7CB?

#EBE7CB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 14%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EBE7CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EBE7CB scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EBE7CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EBE7CB 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 beige (#F5F5DC) at a CIE76 distance of 5.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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