#EBCB8B · near Oat

#EBCB8B (RGB 235, 203, 139) is a light, moderately saturated beige, closest to Oat and near Light Tan and Peach Beige. Beige suggests quiet warmth and neutrality; it is the go-to background for organic and luxury brands, which makes #EBCB8B a natural choice for backgrounds for interiors, fashion and minimal sites. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 85% lightness and 0.09 chroma at hue 84°.

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HEX#EBCB8B

RGBrgb(235, 203, 139)

HSLhsl(40, 71%, 73%)

CMYK0, 14, 41, 8

CSS var--oat

Contrast1.56:1 white · 13.45:1 black

Similar named colors

Light Tan #E8C39EPeach Beige #EDCBB1Oat #E3D5B8Apricot #FBCEB1Wheat #F5DEB3

How to use #EBCB8B

Black text passes WCAG AA on #EBCB8B (13.45:1); white text does not (1.56:1).

For a calm scheme pair #EBCB8B with its analogous neighbors #EB9A89 and #DBEB89; for contrast use its complement #89AAEB as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--oat: #EBCB8B;

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Shades & tints

#2F291C#5E5138#8D7A53#BCA26F#EBCB8B#EFD5A2#F3E0B9#F7EAD1#FBF5E8

Color harmonies for #EBCB8B

Complementary

#EBCB8B#89AAEB

Analogous

#EBCB8B#EB9A89#DBEB89

Triadic

#EBCB8B#89EBCA#CA89EB

Split complementary

#EBCB8B#89DBEB#9A89EB

Tetradic

#EBCB8B#89EB9A#89AAEB#EB89DB