Color

#EBE4C0

Very light muted warm yellow. Nearest reference color: Dutch white.

RGB

0–255

235

228

192

CMYK

0–100%

2.98%

18.3%

7.84%

RGB describes how #EBE4C0 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 235, green 228 and blue 192.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 2.98%, yellow 18.3% and black 7.84%.

HSL values

H 50.23° S 51.81% L 83.73%

In the HSL color model, #EBE4C0 has a hue of 50.23°, 51.81% saturation and 83.73% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#EBE4C0 is a very light, warm yellow with muted chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Very light
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #EBE4C0 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #EBE4C0

RGB rgb(235, 228, 192)

HSL hsl(50.23 51.81% 83.73%)

OKLCH oklch(0.915196 0.047928 98.1413)

CSS --color: #EBE4C0;

Tints of #EBE4C0

Tints are lighter variations of #EBE4C0. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#F7F0CB #F4EDC8 #F1EAC6 #EEE7C3 #EBE4C0

Shades of #EBE4C0

Shades are darker variations of #EBE4C0. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#EBE4C0 #ABA482 #6F6949 #393314 #080600

Tones of #EBE4C0

Tones reduce the chroma of #EBE4C0, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#EBE4C0 #E9E4C8 #E7E4CF #E6E3D6 #E4E3DE

Tonal range of #EBE4C0

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #EBE4C0 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#F7F0CB #F4EDC8 #F1EAC6 #EEE7C3 #EBE4C0 #ABA482 #6F6949 #393314 #080600

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #F7F0CB;
    --color-200: #F4EDC8;
    --color-300: #F1EAC6;
    --color-400: #EEE7C3;
    --color-500: #EBE4C0;
    --color-600: #ABA482;
    --color-700: #6F6949;
    --color-800: #393314;
    --color-900: #080600;
}

Colors that go with #EBE4C0

Color harmonies for #EBE4C0 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#EBE4C0 #DCE1FF

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#F9DEC2 #EBE4C0 #DAEAC8

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#EBE4C0 #C0EBF9 #F9D7EE

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#EBE4C0 #CDE6FF #ECDBFC

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#EBE4C0 #C0EEE9 #DCE1FF #FFD7DD

CSS gradients with #EBE4C0

These gradients show how #EBE4C0 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#EBE4C0 #F0EBD0 #F5F2E0 #FAF8EF #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #EBE4C0, #F0EBD0, #F5F2E0, #FAF8EF, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#EBE4C0 #A09B82 #5B5849 #1E1D16 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #EBE4C0, #A09B82, #5B5849, #1E1D16, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#EBE4C0 #D2ECD0 #C2EDE8 #C8E9FB #DCE1FF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #EBE4C0, #D2ECD0, #C2EDE8, #C8E9FB, #DCE1FF);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #EBE4C0. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.28:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

16.39:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.7695 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #EBE4C0 as the background.

background-color: #EBE4C0;
color: #000000;

Using #EBE4C0 in design

See how #EBE4C0 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#EBE4C0 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #EBE4C0 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#F4EDC8

#EBE4C0

#393314

Colors similar to #EBE4C0

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #EBE4C0, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#FFFEF7 #D1CAA7 #F1E4A4 #E5E3DA #F0E2BF #E5E6C2 #FEEFCC #D8D9B5

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #EBE4C0 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #ECE2BE Deuteranopia #EEE4C1 Tritanopia #F2DFDA

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #EBE4C0 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 71.5183
Y: 76.9558
Z: 60.9453

CIELAB

L*: 90.3013
a*: -3.4204
b*: 18.4529

OKLab

L: 0.915196
a: -0.006787
b: 0.047445

OKLCH

L: 0.915196
C: 0.047928
H: 98.1413°