Palettes / Colors / #E8EBCD

#E8EBCD — Pale Muted Yellow

#E8EBCD is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E8EBCD 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 #CFCCEB; it also sits naturally between #EBDECC and #D8EBCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 92% · Blue 80%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #E8EBCD

.text { color: #E8EBCD; }
.background { background-color: #E8EBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8EBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 235, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 43%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8EBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 235, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8EBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 235, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E8EBCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8EBCD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E8EBCD

Tints of #E8EBCD

Tones of #E8EBCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFCCEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E8EBCD: #000000.

How #E8EBCD 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 #E8EBCD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E8EBCC  ·  #E8EBCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E8EBCD?

#E8EBCD is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 232, 235, 205). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E8EBCD?

#E8EBCD is RGB 232, 235, 205 — HSL 66°, 43%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #E8EBCD?

Its complement is #CFCCEB; analogous partners are #EBDECC and #D8EBCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E8EBCD for text?

Black text on #E8EBCD has a contrast ratio of 17.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.