Palettes / Colors / #EBEBB3

#EBEBB3 — Light Yellow

#EBEBB3 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EBEBB3 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 #B2B2EB; it also sits naturally between #EBCFB2 and #CFEBB2. 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 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBEBB3

.text { color: #EBEBB3; }
.background { background-color: #EBEBB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEBB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 235, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 58%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEBB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 235, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEBB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 235, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBEBB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEBB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBEBB3

Tints of #EBEBB3

Tones of #EBEBB3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2B2EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBEBB3: #000000.

How #EBEBB3 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 #EBEBB3 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

← #EBEBB2  ·  #EBEBB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEBB3?

#EBEBB3 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 235, 179). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEBB3?

#EBEBB3 is RGB 235, 235, 179 — HSL 60°, 58%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 24%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBEBB3?

Its complement is #B2B2EB; analogous partners are #EBCFB2 and #CFEBB2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEBB3 for text?

Black text on #EBEBB3 has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.