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#EBD999 Ivory Buff

#EBD999 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Ivory Buff. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 85.1% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(235, 217, 153)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 67% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 35% yellow and 8% black. #EBD999 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.92:1.

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Variations of #EBD999

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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#EBD999 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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#EBD999 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EBD999 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EBDC9B
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6D695
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E8D796
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EBDC9B
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EBDB9A
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F7D0C8
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EFD5B1
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DED9CC

#EBD999 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#EBD999 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.92:1 Super#EBD999 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EBD999 in CSS

/* Ivory Buff */
.color { color: #EBD999; }
.background { background-color: #EBD999; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EBD999; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(235 217 153);
color: hsl(47 67% 76%);
color: oklch(0.885 0.084 94.3);

#EBD999 FAQ

What color is #EBD999?

#EBD999 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Ivory Buff. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EBD999?

#EBD999 is rgb(235, 217, 153) in RGB, hsl(47, 67%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 35%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EBD999?

The complementary color of #EBD999 is #99ABEB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EBD999?

Black text has the best contrast on #EBD999: 14.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EBD999 a warm or cool color?

#EBD999 is a warm color.