Palettes / Colors / #EAD67F
#EAD67F — Light Yellow
#EAD67F is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #EAD67F 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.
#EAD67F 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 #8093EA; it also sits naturally between #EAA280 and #C9EA80. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAD67F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 214, 127 |
| HSL | 49°, 72%, 71% |
| HSV | 49°, 46%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 9%, 46%, 8% |
| XYZ | 61.81, 67.12, 29.78 |
| Yxy | 67.12, 0.3895, 0.4229 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.56, -4.59, 45.29 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.93, -4.39, 32.54 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 84% · Blue 50%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 46% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAD67F
.text { color: #EAD67F; }
.background { background-color: #EAD67F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAD67F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 214, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 72%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAD67F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 214, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAD67F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 214, 127, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAD67F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAD67F">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAD67F
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Tones of #EAD67F
Color harmonies
Complementary — #8093EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAD67F: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAD67F
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 #EAD67F: ·
How #EAD67F 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 #EAD67F 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 #EAD67F?
#EAD67F is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 214, 127). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAD67F?
#EAD67F is RGB 234, 214, 127 — HSL 49°, 72%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 46%, 8%.
What colors go with #EAD67F?
Its complement is #8093EA; analogous partners are #EAA280 and #C9EA80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAD67F for text?
Black text on #EAD67F has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.