Palettes / Colors / #EBEBD5

#EBEBD5 — Pale Muted Yellow

#EBEBD5 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EBEBD5 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 #D6D6EB; it also sits naturally between #EBE0D6 and #E0EBD6. 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 84%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBEBD5

.text { color: #EBEBD5; }
.background { background-color: #EBEBD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEBD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 235, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 35%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEBD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 235, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEBD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 235, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBEBD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEBD5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBEBD5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D6D6EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBEBD5: #000000.

How #EBEBD5 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 #EBEBD5 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

← #EBEBD4  ·  #EBEBD6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEBD5?

#EBEBD5 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 235, 213). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEBD5?

#EBEBD5 is RGB 235, 235, 213 — HSL 60°, 35%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 9%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBEBD5?

Its complement is #D6D6EB; analogous partners are #EBE0D6 and #E0EBD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEBD5 for text?

Black text on #EBEBD5 has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.