Palettes / Colors / #EBDFC2
#EBDFC2 — Pale Muted Yellow
#EBDFC2 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 #EBDFC2 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.
#EBDFC2 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 #C1CEEB; it also sits naturally between #EBCAC1 and #E3EBC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBDFC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 223, 194 |
| HSL | 42°, 51%, 84% |
| HSV | 42°, 17%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 17%, 8% |
| XYZ | 70.39, 74.33, 61.68 |
| Yxy | 74.33, 0.3410, 0.3601 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.08, -0.57, 15.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.22, -0.56, 13.75 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 87% · Blue 76%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 17% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBDFC2
.text { color: #EBDFC2; }
.background { background-color: #EBDFC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDFC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 223, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 51%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDFC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 223, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDFC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 223, 194, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBDFC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDFC2">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBDFC2
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Tones of #EBDFC2
Color harmonies
Complementary — #C1CEEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.87:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBDFC2: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDFC2
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 #EBDFC2: ·
How #EBDFC2 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 #EBDFC2 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 #EBDFC2?
#EBDFC2 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 223, 194). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDFC2?
#EBDFC2 is RGB 235, 223, 194 — HSL 42°, 51%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 17%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBDFC2?
Its complement is #C1CEEB; analogous partners are #EBCAC1 and #E3EBC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBDFC2 for text?
Black text on #EBDFC2 has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.