Palettes / Colors / #EBEFA5
#EBEFA5 — Light Yellow
#EBEFA5 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 #EBEFA5 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.
#EBEFA5 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 #A8A4EF; it also sits naturally between #EFCDA4 and #C6EFA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBEFA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 239, 165 |
| HSL | 63°, 70%, 79% |
| HSV | 63°, 31%, 94% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 31%, 6% |
| XYZ | 71.92, 82.11, 47.66 |
| Yxy | 82.11, 0.3566, 0.4071 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.62, -12.59, 35.43 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.62, -12.26, 28.37 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 94% · Blue 65%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBEFA5
.text { color: #EBEFA5; }
.background { background-color: #EBEFA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEFA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 239, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 70%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEFA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 239, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEFA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 239, 165, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBEFA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEFA5">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A8A4EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBEFA5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEFA5
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 #EBEFA5: ·
How #EBEFA5 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 #EBEFA5 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 #EBEFA5?
#EBEFA5 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 239, 165). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEFA5?
#EBEFA5 is RGB 235, 239, 165 — HSL 63°, 70%, 79% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 31%, 6%.
What colors go with #EBEFA5?
Its complement is #A8A4EF; analogous partners are #EFCDA4 and #C6EFA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBEFA5 for text?
Black text on #EBEFA5 has a contrast ratio of 17.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.