Palettes / Colors / #EBE5AE

#EBE5AE — Light Yellow

#EBE5AE is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EBE5AE 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 #ADB4EB; it also sits naturally between #EBC6AD and #D2EBAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 90% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 26% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #EBE5AE

.text { color: #EBE5AE; }
.background { background-color: #EBE5AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBE5AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 229, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 60%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBE5AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 229, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBE5AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 229, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBE5AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBE5AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADB4EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBE5AE: #000000.

How #EBE5AE 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 #EBE5AE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBE5AD  ·  #EBE5AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBE5AE?

#EBE5AE is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 229, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBE5AE?

#EBE5AE is RGB 235, 229, 174 — HSL 54°, 60%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 26%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBE5AE?

Its complement is #ADB4EB; analogous partners are #EBC6AD and #D2EBAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBE5AE for text?

Black text on #EBE5AE has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.