Palettes / Colors / #EBDFA2
#EBDFA2 — Light Yellow
#EBDFA2 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 #EBDFA2 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.
#EBDFA2 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 #A2AFEB; it also sits naturally between #EBBBA2 and #D3EBA2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBDFA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 223, 162 |
| HSL | 50°, 65%, 78% |
| HSV | 50°, 31%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 31%, 8% |
| XYZ | 67.17, 73.05, 44.74 |
| Yxy | 73.05, 0.3632, 0.3949 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.47, -4.94, 31.43 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.47, -4.79, 25.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 87% · Blue 64%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 31% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBDFA2
.text { color: #EBDFA2; }
.background { background-color: #EBDFA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDFA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 223, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 65%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDFA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 223, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDFA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 223, 162, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBDFA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDFA2">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBDFA2
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Tones of #EBDFA2
Color harmonies
Complementary — #A2AFEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.61:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBDFA2: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDFA2
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 #EBDFA2: ·
How #EBDFA2 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 #EBDFA2 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 #EBDFA2?
#EBDFA2 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 223, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDFA2?
#EBDFA2 is RGB 235, 223, 162 — HSL 50°, 65%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 31%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBDFA2?
Its complement is #A2AFEB; analogous partners are #EBBBA2 and #D3EBA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBDFA2 for text?
Black text on #EBDFA2 has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.