Palettes / Colors / #EBDDBD
#EBDDBD — Pale Muted Yellow
#EBDDBD is a yellow color we call Pale Muted 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 #EBDDBD 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.
#EBDDBD 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 #BDCAEB; it also sits naturally between #EBC6BD and #E1EBBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBDDBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 221, 189 |
| HSL | 42°, 53%, 83% |
| HSV | 42°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 20%, 8% |
| XYZ | 69.30, 73.05, 58.59 |
| Yxy | 73.05, 0.3449, 0.3635 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.47, -0.28, 17.45 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.47, -0.27, 15.09 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 87% · Blue 74%
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 #EBDDBD
.text { color: #EBDDBD; }
.background { background-color: #EBDDBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDDBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 221, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDDBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 221, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDDBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 221, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBDDBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDDBD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBDDBD
Tints of #EBDDBD
Tones of #EBDDBD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDCAEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.61:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBDDBD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDDBD
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 #EBDDBD: ·
How #EBDDBD 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 #EBDDBD 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 #EBDDBD?
#EBDDBD is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 221, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDDBD?
#EBDDBD is RGB 235, 221, 189 — HSL 42°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 20%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBDDBD?
Its complement is #BDCAEB; analogous partners are #EBC6BD and #E1EBBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBDDBD for text?
Black text on #EBDDBD has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.