Palettes / Colors / #EBEEBE

#EBEEBE — Pale Yellow

#EBEEBE is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EBEEBE 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 #C1BEEE; it also sits naturally between #EED9BE and #D3EEBE. 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 75%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBEEBE

.text { color: #EBEEBE; }
.background { background-color: #EBEEBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEEBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 238, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEEBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 238, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEEBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 238, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EBEEBE

Tints of #EBEEBE

Tones of #EBEEBE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1BEEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBEEBE: #000000.

How #EBEEBE 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 #EBEEBE 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

← #EBEEBD  ·  #EBEEBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEEBE?

#EBEEBE is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 238, 190). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEEBE?

#EBEEBE is RGB 235, 238, 190 — HSL 64°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #EBEEBE?

Its complement is #C1BEEE; analogous partners are #EED9BE and #D3EEBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEEBE for text?

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