Palettes / Colors / #EBECBE

#EBECBE — Pale Yellow

#EBECBE is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EBECBE 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 #C1C0ED; it also sits naturally between #EDD7C0 and #D5EDC0. 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 93% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #EBECBE

.text { color: #EBECBE; }
.background { background-color: #EBECBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBECBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 236, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 55%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBECBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 236, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBECBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 236, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBECBE

Tints of #EBECBE

Tones of #EBECBE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1C0ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBECBE: #000000.

How #EBECBE 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 #EBECBE 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

← #EBECBD  ·  #EBECBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBECBE?

#EBECBE is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 236, 190). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBECBE?

#EBECBE is RGB 235, 236, 190 — HSL 61°, 55%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 19%, 7%.

What colors go with #EBECBE?

Its complement is #C1C0ED; analogous partners are #EDD7C0 and #D5EDC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBECBE for text?

Black text on #EBECBE has a contrast ratio of 17.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.