Palettes / Colors / #EBCE8A

#EBCE8A — Light Yellow

#EBCE8A is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #EBCE8A 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.

#EBCE8A is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #89A7EB; it also sits naturally between #EB9D89 and #D7EB89. 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 92% · Green 81% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 41% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EBCE8A

.text { color: #EBCE8A; }
.background { background-color: #EBCE8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBCE8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 206, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 71%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBCE8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 206, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBCE8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 206, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBCE8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBCE8A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBCE8A

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Tones of #EBCE8A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #89A7EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBCE8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBCE8A

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:

How #EBCE8A 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 #EBCE8A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBCE89  ·  #EBCE8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBCE8A?

#EBCE8A is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 206, 138). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBCE8A?

#EBCE8A is RGB 235, 206, 138 — HSL 42°, 71%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 12%, 41%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBCE8A?

Its complement is #89A7EB; analogous partners are #EB9D89 and #D7EB89. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBCE8A for text?

Black text on #EBCE8A has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.