Palettes / Colors / #EBF1BB

#EBF1BB — Pale Yellow

#EBF1BB is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #EBF1BB 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.

#EBF1BB 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 #C2BBF1; it also sits naturally between #F1DCBB and #D0F1BB. 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 95% · Blue 73%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EBF1BB

.text { color: #EBF1BB; }
.background { background-color: #EBF1BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBF1BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 241, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 66%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBF1BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 241, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBF1BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 241, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBF1BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBF1BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2BBF1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBF1BB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBF1BB

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:

How #EBF1BB 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 #EBF1BB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBF1BB?

#EBF1BB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 241, 187). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBF1BB?

#EBF1BB is RGB 235, 241, 187 — HSL 67°, 66%, 84% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 22%, 5%.

What colors go with #EBF1BB?

Its complement is #C2BBF1; analogous partners are #F1DCBB and #D0F1BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBF1BB for text?

Black text on #EBF1BB has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.