Palettes / Colors / #EBEEB4
#EBEEB4 — Pale Yellow
#EBEEB4 is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #EBEEB4 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.
#EBEEB4 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 #B7B4EE; it also sits naturally between #EED4B4 and #CEEEB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBEEB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 238, 180 |
| HSL | 63°, 63%, 82% |
| HSV | 63°, 24%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 24%, 7% |
| XYZ | 73.07, 82.11, 55.18 |
| Yxy | 82.11, 0.3474, 0.3903 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.62, -10.15, 27.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.61, -9.94, 23.25 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 71%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBEEB4
.text { color: #EBEEB4; }
.background { background-color: #EBEEB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEEB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 238, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 63%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEEB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 238, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEEB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 238, 180, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBEEB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEEB4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBEEB4
Tints of #EBEEB4
Tones of #EBEEB4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B7B4EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBEEB4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEEB4
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 #EBEEB4: ·
How #EBEEB4 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 #EBEEB4 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 #EBEEB4?
#EBEEB4 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 238, 180). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEEB4?
#EBEEB4 is RGB 235, 238, 180 — HSL 63°, 63%, 82% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 24%, 7%.
What colors go with #EBEEB4?
Its complement is #B7B4EE; analogous partners are #EED4B4 and #CEEEB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBEEB4 for text?
Black text on #EBEEB4 has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.