Palettes / Colors / #EBDFBA
#EBDFBA — Pale Yellow
#EBDFBA 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 #EBDFBA 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.
#EBDFBA 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 #BCC8EB; it also sits naturally between #EBC8BC and #E0EBBC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBDFBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 223, 186 |
| HSL | 45°, 55%, 83% |
| HSV | 45°, 21%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 21%, 8% |
| XYZ | 69.51, 73.98, 57.07 |
| Yxy | 73.98, 0.3466, 0.3689 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.91, -1.74, 19.63 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.01, -1.70, 16.81 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 87% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 21% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBDFBA
.text { color: #EBDFBA; }
.background { background-color: #EBDFBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDFBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 223, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 55%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDFBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 223, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDFBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 223, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBDFBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDFBA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BCC8EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.80:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBDFBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDFBA
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 #EBDFBA: ·
How #EBDFBA 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 #EBDFBA 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 #EBDFBA?
#EBDFBA is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 223, 186). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDFBA?
#EBDFBA is RGB 235, 223, 186 — HSL 45°, 55%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 21%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBDFBA?
Its complement is #BCC8EB; analogous partners are #EBC8BC and #E0EBBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBDFBA for text?
Black text on #EBDFBA has a contrast ratio of 15.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.