Palettes / Colors / #EBEDCA
#EBEDCA — Pale Muted Yellow
#EBEDCA is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #EBEDCA 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.
#EBEDCA 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 #CCCAED; it also sits naturally between #EDDDCA and #DAEDCA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBEDCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 237, 202 |
| HSL | 63°, 49%, 86% |
| HSV | 63°, 15%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 15%, 7% |
| XYZ | 75.21, 82.49, 67.84 |
| Yxy | 82.49, 0.3335, 0.3658 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.79, -6.47, 16.76 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.83, -6.39, 14.90 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 79%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBEDCA
.text { color: #EBEDCA; }
.background { background-color: #EBEDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 237, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 237, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 237, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBEDCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEDCA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CCCAED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBEDCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEDCA
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 #EBEDCA: ·
How #EBEDCA 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 #EBEDCA 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 #EBEDCA?
#EBEDCA is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 237, 202). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEDCA?
#EBEDCA is RGB 235, 237, 202 — HSL 63°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 15%, 7%.
What colors go with #EBEDCA?
Its complement is #CCCAED; analogous partners are #EDDDCA and #DAEDCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBEDCA for text?
Black text on #EBEDCA has a contrast ratio of 17.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.