Palettes / Colors / #EBEADB

#EBEADB — Pale Dusty Yellow

#EBEADB is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EBEADB 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 #DBDCEB; it also sits naturally between #EBE2DB and #E4EBDB. 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 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBEADB

.text { color: #EBEADB; }
.background { background-color: #EBEADB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEADB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 234, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 29%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEADB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 234, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEADB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 234, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBEADB

Tints of #EBEADB

Tones of #EBEADB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBDCEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBEADB: #000000.

How #EBEADB 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 #EBEADB 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

← #EBEADA  ·  #EBEADC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEADB?

#EBEADB is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 234, 219). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEADB?

#EBEADB is RGB 235, 234, 219 — HSL 56°, 29%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 7%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBEADB?

Its complement is #DBDCEB; analogous partners are #EBE2DB and #E4EBDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEADB for text?

Black text on #EBEADB has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.