Palettes / Colors / #E8EBCA
#E8EBCA — Pale Muted Yellow
#E8EBCA is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #E8EBCA when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#E8EBCA is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #CECBEB; it also sits naturally between #EBDECB and #D9EBCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E8EBCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 232, 235, 202 |
| HSL | 65°, 45%, 86% |
| HSV | 65°, 14%, 92% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 14%, 8% |
| XYZ | 73.65, 80.84, 67.60 |
| Yxy | 80.84, 0.3316, 0.3640 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.06, -6.53, 15.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.91, -6.42, 13.98 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 91% · Green 92% · Blue 79%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E8EBCA
.text { color: #E8EBCA; }
.background { background-color: #E8EBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8EBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 235, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 45%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8EBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 235, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8EBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 235, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E8EBCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8EBCA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E8EBCA
Tints of #E8EBCA
Tones of #E8EBCA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CECBEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.17:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E8EBCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E8EBCA
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #E8EBCA: ·
How #E8EBCA looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #E8EBCA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #E8EBCA?
#E8EBCA is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 232, 235, 202). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E8EBCA?
#E8EBCA is RGB 232, 235, 202 — HSL 65°, 45%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 14%, 8%.
What colors go with #E8EBCA?
Its complement is #CECBEB; analogous partners are #EBDECB and #D9EBCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E8EBCA for text?
Black text on #E8EBCA has a contrast ratio of 17.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.