Palettes / Colors / #EBECAA
#EBECAA — Light Yellow
#EBECAA is a yellow color we call Light 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 #EBECAA 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.
#EBECAA 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 #ADACEC; it also sits naturally between #ECCDAC and #CBECAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBECAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 236, 170 |
| HSL | 61°, 63%, 80% |
| HSV | 61°, 28%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 28%, 7% |
| XYZ | 71.51, 80.56, 49.81 |
| Yxy | 80.56, 0.3542, 0.3990 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.93, -10.47, 31.99 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.75, -10.21, 26.00 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBECAA
.text { color: #EBECAA; }
.background { background-color: #EBECAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBECAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 236, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBECAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 236, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBECAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 236, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBECAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBECAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADACEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.11:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBECAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBECAA
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 #EBECAA: ·
How #EBECAA 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 #EBECAA 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 #EBECAA?
#EBECAA is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 236, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBECAA?
#EBECAA is RGB 235, 236, 170 — HSL 61°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 28%, 7%.
What colors go with #EBECAA?
Its complement is #ADACEC; analogous partners are #ECCDAC and #CBECAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBECAA for text?
Black text on #EBECAA has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.