Palettes / Colors / #EBDCB7

#EBDCB7 — Pale Yellow

#EBDCB7 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EBDCB7 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 #B7C6EB; it also sits naturally between #EBC2B7 and #E0EBB7. 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 86% · Blue 72%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 22% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBDCB7

.text { color: #EBDCB7; }
.background { background-color: #EBDCB7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDCB7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 220, 183); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 57%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDCB7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 220, 183, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDCB7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 220, 183, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBDCB7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDCB7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBDCB7

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B7C6EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBDCB7: #000000.

How #EBDCB7 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 #EBDCB7 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

← #EBDCB6  ·  #EBDCB8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBDCB7?

#EBDCB7 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 220, 183). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDCB7?

#EBDCB7 is RGB 235, 220, 183 — HSL 43°, 57%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 22%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBDCB7?

Its complement is #B7C6EB; analogous partners are #EBC2B7 and #E0EBB7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBDCB7 for text?

Black text on #EBDCB7 has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.