Palettes / Colors / #EBEBE4

#EBEBE4 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#EBEBE4 is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EBEBE4 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 #E5E5EB; it also sits naturally between #EBE8E5 and #E8EBE5. 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 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #EBEBE4

.text { color: #EBEBE4; }
.background { background-color: #EBEBE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEBE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 235, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 15%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEBE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 235, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEBE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 235, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBEBE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEBE4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBEBE4

Tints of #EBEBE4

Tones of #EBEBE4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5E5EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBEBE4: #000000.

How #EBEBE4 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 #EBEBE4 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBEBE3  ·  #EBEBE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEBE4?

#EBEBE4 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 235, 228). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEBE4?

#EBEBE4 is RGB 235, 235, 228 — HSL 60°, 15%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 3%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBEBE4?

Its complement is #E5E5EB; analogous partners are #EBE8E5 and #E8EBE5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEBE4 for text?

Black text on #EBEBE4 has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.