Palettes / Colors / #EADBB3

#EADBB3 — Light Yellow

#EADBB3 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EADBB3 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 #B3C2EA; it also sits naturally between #EAC0B3 and #DDEAB3. 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 86% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 24% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EADBB3

.text { color: #EADBB3; }
.background { background-color: #EADBB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADBB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 219, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 57%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADBB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 219, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADBB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 219, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EADBB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADBB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EADBB3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3C2EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EADBB3: #000000.

How #EADBB3 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 #EADBB3 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 #EADBB3?

#EADBB3 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 219, 179). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADBB3?

#EADBB3 is RGB 234, 219, 179 — HSL 44°, 57%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 24%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADBB3?

Its complement is #B3C2EA; analogous partners are #EAC0B3 and #DDEAB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADBB3 for text?

Black text on #EADBB3 has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.