Palettes / Colors / #EBEDE0
#EBEDE0 — Pale Dusty Yellow
#EBEDE0 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 #EBEDE0 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.
#EBEDE0 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 #E1DFEC; it also sits naturally between #ECE8DF and #E3ECDF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBEDE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 237, 224 |
| HSL | 69°, 27%, 90% |
| HSV | 69°, 5%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 5%, 7% |
| XYZ | 78.00, 83.61, 82.55 |
| Yxy | 83.61, 0.3195, 0.3424 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.28, -2.93, 6.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.44, -2.92, 5.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 88%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBEDE0
.text { color: #EBEDE0; }
.background { background-color: #EBEDE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEDE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 237, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 27%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEDE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 237, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEDE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 237, 224, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBEDE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEDE0">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBEDE0
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E1DFEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.18:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.72:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBEDE0: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEDE0
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 #EBEDE0: ·
How #EBEDE0 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 #EBEDE0 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 #EBEDE0?
#EBEDE0 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 237, 224). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEDE0?
#EBEDE0 is RGB 235, 237, 224 — HSL 69°, 27%, 90% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 5%, 7%.
What colors go with #EBEDE0?
Its complement is #E1DFEC; analogous partners are #ECE8DF and #E3ECDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBEDE0 for text?
Black text on #EBEDE0 has a contrast ratio of 17.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.