Palettes / Colors / #EBEBB5
#EBEBB5 — Pale Yellow
#EBEBB5 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #EBEBB5 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#EBEBB5 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 #B7B7EB; it also sits naturally between #EBD1B7 and #D1EBB7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBEBB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 235, 181 |
| HSL | 60°, 57%, 82% |
| HSV | 60°, 23%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 23%, 8% |
| XYZ | 72.31, 80.42, 55.43 |
| Yxy | 80.42, 0.3474, 0.3863 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.87, -8.51, 26.29 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.67, -8.34, 22.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 92% · Blue 71%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBEBB5
.text { color: #EBEBB5; }
.background { background-color: #EBEBB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEBB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 235, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 57%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEBB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 235, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEBB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 235, 181, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBEBB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEBB5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBEBB5
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Tones of #EBEBB5
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B7B7EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.08:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBEBB5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEBB5
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EBEBB5: ·
How #EBEBB5 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 #EBEBB5 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EBEBB5?
#EBEBB5 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 235, 181). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEBB5?
#EBEBB5 is RGB 235, 235, 181 — HSL 60°, 57%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 23%, 8%.
What colors go with #EBEBB5?
Its complement is #B7B7EB; analogous partners are #EBD1B7 and #D1EBB7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBEBB5 for text?
Black text on #EBEBB5 has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.