Palettes / Colors / #EAD290

#EAD290 — Light Yellow

#EAD290 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EAD290 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #90A8EA; it also sits naturally between #EAA590 and #D5EA90. 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 82% · Blue 56%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 38% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAD290

.text { color: #EAD290; }
.background { background-color: #EAD290; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAD290; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 210, 144); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 68%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAD290; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 210, 144, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAD290; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 210, 144, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAD290">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAD290">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAD290

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Tones of #EAD290

Color harmonies

Complementary — #90A8EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAD290: #000000.

How #EAD290 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 #EAD290 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 #EAD290?

#EAD290 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 210, 144). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAD290?

#EAD290 is RGB 234, 210, 144 — HSL 44°, 68%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 38%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAD290?

Its complement is #90A8EA; analogous partners are #EAA590 and #D5EA90. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAD290 for text?

Black text on #EAD290 has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.