Palettes / Colors / #EBEDCB

#EBEDCB — Pale Muted Yellow

#EBEDCB 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 #EBEDCB 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.

#EBEDCB 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 #EDDECA and #D9EDCA. 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 80%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EBEDCB

.text { color: #EBEDCB; }
.background { background-color: #EBEDCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEDCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 237, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 49%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEDCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 237, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEDCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 237, 203, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCCAED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBEDCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEDCB

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:

How #EBEDCB 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 #EBEDCB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBEDCA  ·  #EBEDCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEDCB?

#EBEDCB is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 237, 203). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEDCB?

#EBEDCB is RGB 235, 237, 203 — HSL 64°, 49%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #EBEDCB?

Its complement is #CCCAED; analogous partners are #EDDECA and #D9EDCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEDCB for text?

Black text on #EBEDCB has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.