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#EBD7BB Writer’s Parchment

#EBD7BB is a very light, muted yellow named Writer’s Parchment. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 84.3% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(235, 215, 187)). Its HSL value is 35° hue, 55% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 20% yellow and 8% black. #EBD7BB is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.97:1.

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Variations of #EBD7BB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EBD7BB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EBD7BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EBD7BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E4DCBC
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFD7B9
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3D7BA
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E4DCBC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E6DABB
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F4D1CF
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EED5C5
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DED9D3

#EBD7BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.40:1 Very poor#EBD7BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.97:1 Super#EBD7BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EBD7BB in CSS

/* Writer’s Parchment */
.color { color: #EBD7BB; }
.background { background-color: #EBD7BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EBD7BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(235 215 187);
color: hsl(35 55% 83%);
color: oklch(0.888 0.043 76.3);

#EBD7BB FAQ

What color is #EBD7BB?

#EBD7BB is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Writer’s Parchment. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EBD7BB?

#EBD7BB is rgb(235, 215, 187) in RGB, hsl(35, 55%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 20%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EBD7BB?

The complementary color of #EBD7BB is #BBCFEB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EBD7BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #EBD7BB: 14.97:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EBD7BB a warm or cool color?

#EBD7BB is a warm color.