Palettes / Colors / #EBE889

#EBE889 — Light Yellow

#EBE889 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EBE889 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #898DEB; it also sits naturally between #EBB789 and #BDEB89. 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 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 42% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBE889

.text { color: #EBE889; }
.background { background-color: #EBE889; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBE889; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 232, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 71%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBE889; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 232, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBE889; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 232, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBE889">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBE889">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #898DEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBE889: #000000.

How #EBE889 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 #EBE889 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

← #EBE888  ·  #EBE88A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBE889?

#EBE889 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 232, 137). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBE889?

#EBE889 is RGB 235, 232, 137 — HSL 58°, 71%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 42%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBE889?

Its complement is #898DEB; analogous partners are #EBB789 and #BDEB89. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBE889 for text?

Black text on #EBE889 has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.