Palettes / Colors / #EBE6CB

#EBE6CB — Pale Muted Yellow

#EBE6CB is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EBE6CB 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 #CCD0EB; it also sits naturally between #EBD7CC and #E0EBCC. 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 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 14% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBE6CB

.text { color: #EBE6CB; }
.background { background-color: #EBE6CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBE6CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 230, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBE6CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 230, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBE6CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 230, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBE6CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBE6CB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCD0EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBE6CB: #000000.

How #EBE6CB 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 #EBE6CB 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

← #EBE6CA  ·  #EBE6CC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBE6CB?

#EBE6CB is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 230, 203). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBE6CB?

#EBE6CB is RGB 235, 230, 203 — HSL 51°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 14%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBE6CB?

Its complement is #CCD0EB; analogous partners are #EBD7CC and #E0EBCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBE6CB for text?

Black text on #EBE6CB has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.