Palettes / Colors / #EBDFAD
#EBDFAD — Light Yellow
#EBDFAD 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 #EBDFAD 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.
#EBDFAD 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 #ADB9EB; it also sits naturally between #EBC0AD and #D8EBAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBDFAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 223, 173 |
| HSL | 48°, 61%, 80% |
| HSV | 48°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 26%, 8% |
| XYZ | 68.19, 73.45, 50.12 |
| Yxy | 73.45, 0.3556, 0.3830 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.66, -3.53, 26.03 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.71, -3.44, 21.45 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 87% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 26% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBDFAD
.text { color: #EBDFAD; }
.background { background-color: #EBDFAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDFAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 223, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 61%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDFAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 223, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDFAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 223, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBDFAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDFAD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBDFAD
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Tones of #EBDFAD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADB9EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.69:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBDFAD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDFAD
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 #EBDFAD: ·
How #EBDFAD 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 #EBDFAD 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 #EBDFAD?
#EBDFAD is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 223, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDFAD?
#EBDFAD is RGB 235, 223, 173 — HSL 48°, 61%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 26%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBDFAD?
Its complement is #ADB9EB; analogous partners are #EBC0AD and #D8EBAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBDFAD for text?
Black text on #EBDFAD has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.