Palettes / Colors / #EBECDC
#EBECDC — Pale Dusty Yellow
#EBECDC is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #EBECDC 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.
#EBECDC 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 #DCDBEB; it also sits naturally between #EBE4DB and #E2EBDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBECDC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 236, 220 |
| HSL | 64°, 30%, 89% |
| HSV | 64°, 7%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 7%, 7% |
| XYZ | 77.17, 82.82, 79.63 |
| Yxy | 82.82, 0.3221, 0.3456 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.94, -3.09, 7.63 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.01, -3.08, 7.14 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 86%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBECDC
.text { color: #EBECDC; }
.background { background-color: #EBECDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBECDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 236, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 30%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBECDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 236, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBECDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 236, 220, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBECDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBECDC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DCDBEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBECDC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBECDC
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 #EBECDC: ·
How #EBECDC 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 #EBECDC 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 #EBECDC?
#EBECDC is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 236, 220). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBECDC?
#EBECDC is RGB 235, 236, 220 — HSL 64°, 30%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 7%, 7%.
What colors go with #EBECDC?
Its complement is #DCDBEB; analogous partners are #EBE4DB and #E2EBDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBECDC for text?
Black text on #EBECDC has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.