Palettes / Colors / #EBD8AD

#EBD8AD — Light Yellow

#EBD8AD is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EBD8AD 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 #ADC0EB; it also sits naturally between #EBB9AD and #DFEBAD. 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 85% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 26% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBD8AD

.text { color: #EBD8AD; }
.background { background-color: #EBD8AD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBD8AD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 216, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 61%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBD8AD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 216, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBD8AD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 216, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBD8AD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBD8AD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBD8AD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADC0EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBD8AD: #000000.

How #EBD8AD 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 #EBD8AD 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

← #EBD8AC  ·  #EBD8AE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBD8AD?

#EBD8AD is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 216, 173). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBD8AD?

#EBD8AD is RGB 235, 216, 173 — HSL 42°, 61%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 26%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBD8AD?

Its complement is #ADC0EB; analogous partners are #EBB9AD and #DFEBAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBD8AD for text?

Black text on #EBD8AD has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.