Palettes / Colors / #EADCA9

#EADCA9 — Light Yellow

#EADCA9 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EADCA9 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 #A9B7EA; it also sits naturally between #EABBA9 and #D8EAA9. 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 66%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 28% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EADCA9

.text { color: #EADCA9; }
.background { background-color: #EADCA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADCA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 220, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 61%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADCA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 220, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADCA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 220, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EADCA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADCA9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9B7EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EADCA9: #000000.

How #EADCA9 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 #EADCA9 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

← #EADCA8  ·  #EADCAA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADCA9?

#EADCA9 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 220, 169). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADCA9?

#EADCA9 is RGB 234, 220, 169 — HSL 47°, 61%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 28%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADCA9?

Its complement is #A9B7EA; analogous partners are #EABBA9 and #D8EAA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADCA9 for text?

Black text on #EADCA9 has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.