Palettes / Colors / #EBE5CE

#EBE5CE — Pale Muted Yellow

#EBE5CE is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #EBE5CE 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.

#EBE5CE 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 #CCD2EA; it also sits naturally between #EAD5CC and #E1EACC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 90% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 12% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EBE5CE

.text { color: #EBE5CE; }
.background { background-color: #EBE5CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBE5CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 229, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 42%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBE5CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 229, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBE5CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 229, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBE5CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBE5CE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBE5CE

Tints of #EBE5CE

Tones of #EBE5CE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCD2EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBE5CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBE5CE

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:

How #EBE5CE 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 #EBE5CE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBE5CD  ·  #EBE5CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBE5CE?

#EBE5CE is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 229, 206). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBE5CE?

#EBE5CE is RGB 235, 229, 206 — HSL 48°, 42%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 12%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBE5CE?

Its complement is #CCD2EA; analogous partners are #EAD5CC and #E1EACC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBE5CE for text?

Black text on #EBE5CE has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.