Palettes / Colors / #EBEFD5

#EBEFD5 — Pale Muted Yellow

#EBEFD5 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EBEFD5 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 #DAD6F0; it also sits naturally between #F0E7D6 and #DFF0D6. 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 94% · Blue 84%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBEFD5

.text { color: #EBEFD5; }
.background { background-color: #EBEFD5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBEFD5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 239, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 45%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBEFD5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 239, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBEFD5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 239, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBEFD5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBEFD5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAD6F0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBEFD5: #000000.

How #EBEFD5 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 #EBEFD5 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

← #EBEFD4  ·  #EBEFD6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBEFD5?

#EBEFD5 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 239, 213). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBEFD5?

#EBEFD5 is RGB 235, 239, 213 — HSL 69°, 45%, 89% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 11%, 6%.

What colors go with #EBEFD5?

Its complement is #DAD6F0; analogous partners are #F0E7D6 and #DFF0D6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBEFD5 for text?

Black text on #EBEFD5 has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.