Palettes / Colors / #EBEEA1
#EBEEA1 — Light Yellow
#EBEEA1 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #EBEEA1 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.
#EBEEA1 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 #A3A0EE; it also sits naturally between #EEC9A0 and #C4EEA0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBEEA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 238, 161 |
| HSL | 62°, 69%, 78% |
| HSV | 62°, 32%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 32%, 7% |
| XYZ | 71.27, 81.38, 45.67 |
| Yxy | 81.38, 0.3594, 0.4104 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.30, -12.58, 37.02 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.21, -12.23, 29.31 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 63%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBEEA1
.text { color: #EBEEA1; }
.background { background-color: #EBEEA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEEA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 238, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 69%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEEA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 238, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEEA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 238, 161, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBEEA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEEA1">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A3A0EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.28:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBEEA1: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEEA1
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 #EBEEA1: ·
How #EBEEA1 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 #EBEEA1 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 #EBEEA1?
#EBEEA1 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 238, 161). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEEA1?
#EBEEA1 is RGB 235, 238, 161 — HSL 62°, 69%, 78% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 32%, 7%.
What colors go with #EBEEA1?
Its complement is #A3A0EE; analogous partners are #EEC9A0 and #C4EEA0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBEEA1 for text?
Black text on #EBEEA1 has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.