Palettes / Colors / #EBEFCE
#EBEFCE — Pale Muted Yellow
#EBEFCE is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #EBEFCE 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.
#EBEFCE 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 #D1CDEF; it also sits naturally between #EFE2CD and #DAEFCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EBEFCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 235, 239, 206 |
| HSL | 67°, 51%, 87% |
| HSV | 67°, 14%, 94% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 14%, 6% |
| XYZ | 76.27, 83.85, 70.56 |
| Yxy | 83.85, 0.3306, 0.3635 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.39, -6.86, 15.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.57, -6.79, 13.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 94% · Blue 81%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EBEFCE
.text { color: #EBEFCE; }
.background { background-color: #EBEFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 239, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 51%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 239, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 239, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EBEFCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEFCE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EBEFCE
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Tones of #EBEFCE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D1CDEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.18:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EBEFCE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBEFCE
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 #EBEFCE: ·
How #EBEFCE 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 #EBEFCE 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #EBEFCE?
#EBEFCE is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 239, 206). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEFCE?
#EBEFCE is RGB 235, 239, 206 — HSL 67°, 51%, 87% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 14%, 6%.
What colors go with #EBEFCE?
Its complement is #D1CDEF; analogous partners are #EFE2CD and #DAEFCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EBEFCE for text?
Black text on #EBEFCE has a contrast ratio of 17.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.