Palettes / Colors / #EBEDCD
#EBEDCD — Pale Muted Yellow
#EBEDCD 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 #EBEDCD 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.
#EBEDCD 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 #D0CEED; it also sits naturally between #EDE0CE and #DCEDCE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBEDCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 237, 205 |
| HSL | 64°, 47%, 87% |
| HSV | 64°, 14%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 14%, 7% |
| XYZ | 75.56, 82.64, 69.73 |
| Yxy | 82.64, 0.3315, 0.3626 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.86, -6.01, 15.29 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.91, -5.95, 13.72 |
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
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CSS code for #EBEDCD
.text { color: #EBEDCD; }
.background { background-color: #EBEDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 237, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 47%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 237, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 237, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBEDCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEDCD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBEDCD
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D0CEED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.53:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBEDCD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEDCD
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 #EBEDCD: ·
How #EBEDCD 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 #EBEDCD 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 #EBEDCD?
#EBEDCD is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 237, 205). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEDCD?
#EBEDCD is RGB 235, 237, 205 — HSL 64°, 47%, 87% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 14%, 7%.
What colors go with #EBEDCD?
Its complement is #D0CEED; analogous partners are #EDE0CE and #DCEDCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBEDCD for text?
Black text on #EBEDCD has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.