#EBDECA

sRGB: 235 / 222 / 202

Infinite horizons rise against oblivion
Electric visions transcend the boundaries of time
Boundless spirits illuminate hidden worlds

#EBDECA belongs to the orange family. Its hex code tells a screen to mix 235 red, 222 green and 202 blue on a scale of 0 to 255. On the HSL wheel, hue is a position around a circle: 36.4° lands in the orange region. Its 45.2% saturation makes it partway between gray and the most vivid version of this hue at this lightness. HSL lightness is 85.7% on a scale from black (0%) to white (100%). Of black and white lettering, black has the clearer light-to-dark separation on this background (15.83:1), which helps the shapes of letters stand out.

Color conversions

sRGB (8-bit): 235, 222, 202
HSL: 36.36°, 45.21%, 85.69%
HSV / HSB: 36.36°, 14.04%, 92.16%
CMYK (approx.): 0.00%, 5.53%, 14.04%, 7.84%
CIE XYZ (D65, Y = 100 for white): 71.040, 74.169, 66.453
CIELAB (D65, 2° observer): 89.003, 1.163, 11.403
WCAG relative luminance: 0.74169
24-bit decimal: 15457994

CMYK uses a profile-free approximation. Printed output depends on the press, ink and paper. Lab uses a D65 white point.

Text contrast

Contrast tells you how clearly lettering separates from #EBDECA in light and dark. The ratio compares relative luminance, a measure of light weighted for human vision. Identical colors give 1:1 and black against white gives 21:1. A ratio of 2.99:1 falls just below the 3:1 AA minimum for large text. Body text needs at least 4.5:1 because its finer strokes are harder to distinguish.

Black text: 15.83:1

Normal text: AAA
Large text: AAA

White text: 1.33:1

Normal text: Fail
Large text: Fail

AA and AAA are WCAG accessibility levels. AAA sets a higher bar: 7:1 for normal text and 4.5:1 for large text. Large text begins at 18 pt regular or 14 pt bold. Ratings use the unrounded ratio.

Reference: WCAG text contrast guidance

Palettes & scales

Harmonies rotate the hue. Scales mix the starting color with white, black or middle gray in 20% steps in encoded sRGB.

Complementary

#CAD7EB sits half a turn (180°) from #EBDECA on the HSL wheel. Keeping saturation and lightness steady while crossing to the opposite hue gives you a contrasting accent. Check text contrast separately before using the pair for lettering.

#EBDECA #CAD7EB

Analogous

#EBCECA and #E7EBCA sit 30° to either side of #EBDECA. The three hues are neighbors on the wheel, so you can change the color of a border or highlight while keeping it close to the original.

#EBCECA #EBDECA #E7EBCA

Triadic

#EBDECA, #CAEBDE and #DECAEB are spaced 120° apart, forming a triangle on the wheel. Try one for the main color and the other two for accents.

#EBDECA #CAEBDE #DECAEB

Split complementary

Start at #EBDECA and look across the wheel. #CAE7EB and #CECAEB sit 30° to either side of its exact opposite, giving you two different accent choices.

#EBDECA #CAE7EB #CECAEB

Square

Starting with #EBDECA, each quarter turn (90°) takes you to the next hue: #CAEBCE, #CAD7EB, then #EBCAE7. Across the square, #EBDECA pairs with #CAD7EB, and #CAEBCE with #EBCAE7.

#EBDECA #CAEBCE #CAD7EB #EBCAE7

Tetradic

#EBDECA and #CAD7EB are opposites, as are #D7EBCA and #DECAEB. Together they form a rectangle on the wheel, with alternating gaps of 60° and 120°.

#EBDECA #D7EBCA #CAD7EB #DECAEB

Tints

Mixing #EBDECA with white in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #EFE5D5, keeps 80% of the original. By #FBF8F4, the mixture is 80% white.

#EBDECA #EFE5D5 #F3EBDF #F7F2EA #FBF8F4 #FFFFFF

Shades

Mixing #EBDECA with black in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #BCB2A2, keeps 80% of the original. By #2F2C28, the mixture is 80% black.

#EBDECA #BCB2A2 #8D8579 #5E5951 #2F2C28 #000000

Tones

Mixing #EBDECA with middle gray in 20% steps produces this scale. The first mixture, #D6CBBB, keeps 80% of the original. By #95938F, the mixture is 80% middle gray.

#EBDECA #D6CBBB #C0B8AC #ABA69E #95938F #808080

Copy color codes

Hex, RGB and HSL are three ways to write this screen color. Paste any of them into a CSS color property.

Hex

#EBDECA

RGB

rgb(235 222 202)

HSL

hsl(36.364 45.205% 85.686%)

CSS example

.color-sample {
  background-color: #EBDECA;
  color: #000000;
}

Channel breakdown

RGB

#EBDECA uses 235 red, 222 green and 202 blue. Each bar shows how much of that channel’s 0–255 range the screen uses.

Red 92.2%

Green 87.1%

Blue 79.2%

CMYK

A simple CMYK estimate for #EBDECA is 0.0% cyan, 5.5% magenta, 14.0% yellow and 7.8% black. These are ink amounts; a printer profile is needed to predict the result on paper.

Cyan 0.0%

Magenta 5.5%

Yellow 14.0%

Black 7.8%

Nearby colors

The nearest shorthand match is #EEDDCC. Its matching digit pairs let you write it as #EDC in CSS. For a modern design, keep #EBDECA when you want an exact match. Use its web-safe neighbor, #FFCCCC, when matching a legacy palette of 216 colors.

Nearest shorthand: #EEDDCC Nearest web-safe: #FFCCCC

Gradient to complement

#EBDECA #E6DDD0 #E0DCD5 #DBDBDB #D5D9E0 #D0D8E6 #CAD7EB

Color vision previews

Compare how #EBDECA appears in each simulation. When two chart lines or status indicators become hard to tell apart, a label, shape or line pattern gives readers another way to distinguish them. Individual perception varies.

Protanopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from long-wavelength cones, some reds and greens can look alike, and reds can appear darker.

#E4DEC9

Deuteranopia

A red–green color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from medium-wavelength cones, some greens can be difficult to distinguish from reds or browns.

#E7E1CA

Tritanopia

A blue–yellow color vision deficiency. Without a distinct response from short-wavelength cones, blue can resemble green, and yellow can resemble pink.

#F1DAD8

Protanomaly (50%)

An altered long-wavelength cone response can make reds appear dimmer and harder to distinguish from greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#E7DEC9

Deuteranomaly (50%)

An altered medium-wavelength cone response can reduce the visible difference between reds and greens. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#E8E0CA

Tritanomaly (50%)

An altered short-wavelength cone response can make blue harder to distinguish from green. This swatch shows the model’s halfway setting.

#ECDDCF

Grayscale (luminance)

This design check removes hue and preserves relative luminance so you can compare light and dark areas.

#E0E0E0

Partial grayscale (50% blend)

This design check mixes the original color halfway toward its grayscale equivalent in linear light. Use it to see how a design holds up as color fades.

#E5DFD5

Reference: National Eye Institute: Types of Color Vision Deficiency

Technical reference

CAM16 and CIECAM02 below assume D65 white, an average surround, background Y of 20 against white at 100, and adapting luminance of 4.07 cd/m².

Linear sRGB

These channels scale with emitted light. Use them for lighting calculations and physically meaningful blends.

R 0.83077 G 0.73046 B 0.59062

Display P3

P3 displays can reproduce a wider range of reds and greens. These coordinates reproduce this same sRGB swatch on a color-managed P3 display.

R 0.91279 G 0.87234 B 0.80060

Linear Display P3

These P3 channels are proportional to light, before display encoding.

R 0.81296 G 0.73379 B 0.60485

CIE xyY

The x and y coordinates locate chromaticity on a diagram. Y gives relative luminance on a scale where white is 100.

x 0.336 y 0.350 Y 74.169

CMY

Ideal cyan, magenta and yellow are the complements of the encoded red, green and blue channels.

C % 7.843 M % 12.941 Y % 20.784

Binary RGB

Each eight-bit group represents one channel. Together they store the 24-bit hex color.

11101011 11011110 11001010