Palettes / Colors / #EADCAA

#EADCAA — Light Yellow

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

#EADCAA 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 #EABCA9 and #D7EAA9. 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 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 27% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EADCAA

.text { color: #EADCAA; }
.background { background-color: #EADCAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADCAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 220, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 60%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADCAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 220, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADCAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 220, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A9B7EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EADCAA: #000000.

How #EADCAA 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 #EADCAA 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

← #EADCA9  ·  #EADCAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADCAA?

#EADCAA is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 220, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADCAA?

#EADCAA is RGB 234, 220, 170 — HSL 47°, 60%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 27%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADCAA?

Its complement is #A9B7EA; analogous partners are #EABCA9 and #D7EAA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADCAA for text?

Black text on #EADCAA has a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.