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#EBD9BC closest to Biscuit Dough

#EBD9BC is a very light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Biscuit Dough. In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 85.1% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(235, 217, 188)). Its HSL value is 37° hue, 54% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 20% yellow and 8% black. #EBD9BC is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.18:1.

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Variations of #EBD9BC

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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#EBD9BC 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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#EBD9BC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EBD9BC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E6DDBD
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D9BA
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4D9BB
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E6DDBD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E7DBBC
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F3D4D1
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EED7C6
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DBDBDB
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DFDBD4

#EBD9BC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.38:1 Very poor#EBD9BC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.18:1 Super#EBD9BC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EBD9BC in CSS

/* Biscuit Dough */
.color { color: #EBD9BC; }
.background { background-color: #EBD9BC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EBD9BC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(235 217 188);
color: hsl(37 54% 83%);
color: oklch(0.892 0.043 79.8);

#EBD9BC FAQ

What color is #EBD9BC?

#EBD9BC is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Biscuit Dough. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EBD9BC?

#EBD9BC is rgb(235, 217, 188) in RGB, hsl(37, 54%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EBD9BC?

The complementary color of #EBD9BC is #BCCEEB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EBD9BC?

Black text has the best contrast on #EBD9BC: 15.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EBD9BC a warm or cool color?

#EBD9BC is a warm color.