Palettes / Colors / #EBEFAA
#EBEFAA — Light Yellow
#EBEFAA 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 #EBEFAA 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.
#EBEFAA 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 #ADA9EF; it also sits naturally between #EFCFA9 and #C9EFA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBEFAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 239, 170 |
| HSL | 63°, 68%, 80% |
| HSV | 63°, 29%, 94% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 29%, 6% |
| XYZ | 72.38, 82.30, 50.10 |
| Yxy | 82.30, 0.3535, 0.4019 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.71, -11.96, 33.02 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.72, -11.67, 26.81 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 94% · Blue 67%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBEFAA
.text { color: #EBEFAA; }
.background { background-color: #EBEFAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEFAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 239, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 68%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEFAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 239, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEFAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 239, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBEFAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEFAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ADA9EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBEFAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEFAA
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 #EBEFAA: ·
How #EBEFAA 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 #EBEFAA 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 #EBEFAA?
#EBEFAA is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 239, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEFAA?
#EBEFAA is RGB 235, 239, 170 — HSL 63°, 68%, 80% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 29%, 6%.
What colors go with #EBEFAA?
Its complement is #ADA9EF; analogous partners are #EFCFA9 and #C9EFA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBEFAA for text?
Black text on #EBEFAA has a contrast ratio of 17.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.