Palettes / Colors / #EBDAAE
#EBDAAE — Light Yellow
#EBDAAE is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #EBDAAE 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.
#EBDAAE 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 #ADBFEB; it also sits naturally between #EBBBAD and #DDEBAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBDAAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 218, 174 |
| HSL | 43°, 60%, 80% |
| HSV | 43°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 26%, 8% |
| XYZ | 66.97, 70.86, 50.19 |
| Yxy | 70.86, 0.3562, 0.3769 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.42, -0.84, 23.81 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.18, -0.82, 19.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 85% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 26% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBDAAE
.text { color: #EBDAAE; }
.background { background-color: #EBDAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 218, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 60%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 218, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 218, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBDAAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDAAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBDAAE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADBFEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.38:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.17:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBDAAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDAAE
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 #EBDAAE: ·
How #EBDAAE 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 #EBDAAE 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 #EBDAAE?
#EBDAAE is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 218, 174). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDAAE?
#EBDAAE is RGB 235, 218, 174 — HSL 43°, 60%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 26%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBDAAE?
Its complement is #ADBFEB; analogous partners are #EBBBAD and #DDEBAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBDAAE for text?
Black text on #EBDAAE has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.