Palettes / Colors / #EBE7DB

#EBE7DB — Pale Dusty Yellow

#EBE7DB is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EBE7DB 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 #DBDFEB; it also sits naturally between #EBDFDB and #E7EBDB. 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 91% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 7% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #EBE7DB

.text { color: #EBE7DB; }
.background { background-color: #EBE7DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBE7DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 231, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 29%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBE7DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 231, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBE7DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 231, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBE7DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBE7DB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBE7DB

Tints of #EBE7DB

Tones of #EBE7DB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBDFEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBE7DB: #000000.

How #EBE7DB 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 #EBE7DB or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBE7DB?

#EBE7DB is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 231, 219). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBE7DB?

#EBE7DB is RGB 235, 231, 219 — HSL 45°, 29%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 7%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBE7DB?

Its complement is #DBDFEB; analogous partners are #EBDFDB and #E7EBDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBE7DB for text?

Black text on #EBE7DB has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.