Palettes / Colors / #EBDDBB
#EBDDBB — Pale Yellow
#EBDDBB is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #EBDDBB 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.
#EBDDBB 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 #BCC9EB; it also sits naturally between #EBC6BC and #E1EBBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBDDBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 221, 187 |
| HSL | 43°, 55%, 83% |
| HSV | 43°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 20%, 8% |
| XYZ | 69.09, 72.96, 57.46 |
| Yxy | 72.96, 0.3463, 0.3657 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.43, -0.57, 18.43 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.42, -0.56, 15.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 87% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 20% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBDDBB
.text { color: #EBDDBB; }
.background { background-color: #EBDDBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDDBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 221, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 55%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDDBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 221, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDDBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 221, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBDDBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDDBB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBDDBB
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Tones of #EBDDBB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCC9EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBDDBB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDDBB
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 #EBDDBB: ·
How #EBDDBB 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 #EBDDBB 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 #EBDDBB?
#EBDDBB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 221, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDDBB?
#EBDDBB is RGB 235, 221, 187 — HSL 43°, 55%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 20%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBDDBB?
Its complement is #BCC9EB; analogous partners are #EBC6BC and #E1EBBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBDDBB for text?
Black text on #EBDDBB has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.