Palettes / Colors / #EBDCA9
#EBDCA9 — Light Yellow
#EBDCA9 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #EBDCA9 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.
#EBDCA9 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 #A8B8EB; it also sits naturally between #EBBAA8 and #D9EBA8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBDCA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 220, 169 |
| HSL | 46°, 62%, 79% |
| HSV | 46°, 28%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 28%, 8% |
| XYZ | 67.02, 71.71, 47.85 |
| Yxy | 71.71, 0.3592, 0.3844 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.83, -2.52, 26.97 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.68, -2.45, 21.98 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 86% · Blue 66%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 28% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBDCA9
.text { color: #EBDCA9; }
.background { background-color: #EBDCA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDCA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 220, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 62%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDCA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 220, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDCA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 220, 169, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBDCA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDCA9">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A8B8EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.37:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBDCA9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDCA9
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 #EBDCA9: ·
How #EBDCA9 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 #EBDCA9 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 #EBDCA9?
#EBDCA9 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 220, 169). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDCA9?
#EBDCA9 is RGB 235, 220, 169 — HSL 46°, 62%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 28%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBDCA9?
Its complement is #A8B8EB; analogous partners are #EBBAA8 and #D9EBA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBDCA9 for text?
Black text on #EBDCA9 has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.