Palettes / Colors / #EBEBC2

#EBEBC2 — Pale Muted Yellow

#EBEBC2 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EBEBC2 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 #C1C1EB; it also sits naturally between #EBD6C1 and #D6EBC1. 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 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBEBC2

.text { color: #EBEBC2; }
.background { background-color: #EBEBC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEBC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 235, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 51%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEBC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 235, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEBC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 235, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBEBC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEBC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBEBC2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1C1EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBEBC2: #000000.

How #EBEBC2 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 #EBEBC2 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

← #EBEBC1  ·  #EBEBC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEBC2?

#EBEBC2 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 235, 194). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEBC2?

#EBEBC2 is RGB 235, 235, 194 — HSL 60°, 51%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 17%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBEBC2?

Its complement is #C1C1EB; analogous partners are #EBD6C1 and #D6EBC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEBC2 for text?

Black text on #EBEBC2 has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.