#ebc79e Color Information

#ebc79e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ebc79e, and its official name is Pine Grain. In RGB, it consists of 92.2% Red, 78.0% Green, and 62.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 15.3% Magenta, 32.8% Yellow, and 7.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 31.9°, with saturation of 65.8% and lightness of 77.1%. The decimal value for #ebc79e is 15452062, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ffcc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ebc79e is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#ebc79e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorPine Grain Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color235, 199, 158 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color92.2%, 78.0%, 62.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.078, 0.220, 0.380 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.153, 0.328, 0.078 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color31.9°, 65.8%, 77.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color31.9°, 32.8%, 92.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color60.856, 60.978, 40.910 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color226, 235, 158 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code15452062 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color82.367, 6.954, 25.280 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)82.367, 26.219, 74.620 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color82.367, 25.492, 33.586 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color78.088, 2.455, 23.600 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.374, 0.375, 60.978 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293642142 / 0xffebc79e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ffcc99 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #ebc79e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ebc79e, its pure hue is 31.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.8%, and its lightness is 77.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ebc79e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1d1914 to #ceae8a.

Tints of #ebc79e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ebc79e, its pure hue is 31.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.8%, and its lightness is 77.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ebc79e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #eeceaa to #fdf8f3.

Tones of #ebc79e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ebc79e, its pure hue is 31.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ebc79e, which range from #c5c5c5 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffc88a (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ebc79e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ebc79e! For #ebc79e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ebc79e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ebc79e

This color, #ebc79e, consists of 92.2% Red, 78.0% Green, and 62.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 235, Green = 199, Blue = 158. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ebc79e is 0% Cyan, 15.3% Magenta, 32.8% Yellow, and 7.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R92.2%
C0.0%
G78.0%
M15.3%
B62.0%
Y32.8%
K7.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 235 199 158
Octal 353 307 236
Hexa #eb #c7 #9e
Binary 11101011 11000111 10011110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 15 32 7
Octal 0 17 40 7
Hexa #00 #0f #20 #07
Binary 00000000 00001111 00100000 00000111

Analogous Colors of #ebc79e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ebc79e — which has hue 31.9° — its analogous colors are located at 1.9° and 61.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ebc79e.

Triadic Colors of #ebc79e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ebc79e — which has hue 31.9° — its triadic colors are located at 31.9° and 271.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ebc79e.

Complementary Color of #ebc79e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ebc79e — which has hue 31.9° — its complementary color is located at 211.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ebc79e.

Split Complementary Colors of #ebc79e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ebc79e — which has hue 31.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 31.9° and 241.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ebc79e.

Tetradic Colors of #ebc79e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ebc79e — which has hue 31.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 301.9°, 31.9°, 121.9°, and 211.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ebc79e.

Monochromatic Colors of #ebc79e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ebc79e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #d2aa7d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fae3ca (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ebc79e

We want to make getting started with #ebc79e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ebc79e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ebc79e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ebc79e with other HTML elements.

#ebc79e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ebc79e.
<span style="color: #ebc79e;">The color of this text is #ebc79e.</span>

#ebc79e Background Color

The background color for this text is #ebc79e.
<div style="background-color: #ebc79e; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ebc79e.</div>

#ebc79e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ebc79e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ebc79e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ebc79e.</span>

#ebc79e Border Color

This is a div with border color #ebc79e.
<div style="border: #ebc79e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ebc79e.</div>

#ebc79e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ebc79e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ebc79e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ebc79e on a white background.</div></div>

#ebc79e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ebc79e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ebc79e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ebc79e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ebc79e to White

This is a gradient from #ebc79e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ebc79e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ebc79e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ebc79e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ebc79e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ebc79e to white.</div>

Gradient from #ebc79e to Black

This is a gradient from #ebc79e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ebc79e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ebc79e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ebc79e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ebc79e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ebc79e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ebc79e

In addition to using #ebc79e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ebc79e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ebc79e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 235, Green = 199, Blue = 158). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ebc79e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ebc79e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(235, 199, 158)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ebc79e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ebc79e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ebc79e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(235, 199, 158);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ebc79e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:235, green:199, blue:158, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:235 green:199 blue:158 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(235f, 199f, 158f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(235, 199, 158);
 

#ebc79e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ebc79e the same way. For those with color blindness, #ebc79e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ebc79e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ebc79e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ebc79e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ebc79e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ebc79e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.6:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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