Palettes / Colors / #EBEAD4

#EBEAD4 — Pale Muted Yellow

#EBEAD4 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EBEAD4 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 #D5D6EC; it also sits naturally between #ECDFD5 and #E2ECD5. 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 92% · Blue 83%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBEAD4

.text { color: #EBEAD4; }
.background { background-color: #EBEAD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEAD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 234, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 37%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEAD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 234, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEAD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 234, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBEAD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEAD4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBEAD4

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5D6EC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBEAD4: #000000.

How #EBEAD4 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 #EBEAD4 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

← #EBEAD3  ·  #EBEAD5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEAD4?

#EBEAD4 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 234, 212). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEAD4?

#EBEAD4 is RGB 235, 234, 212 — HSL 57°, 37%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 10%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBEAD4?

Its complement is #D5D6EC; analogous partners are #ECDFD5 and #E2ECD5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEAD4 for text?

Black text on #EBEAD4 has a contrast ratio of 17.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.