Palettes / Colors / #EADCB2
#EADCB2 — Light Yellow
#EADCB2 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #EADCB2 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.
#EADCB2 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 #B3C1EA; it also sits naturally between #EAC1B3 and #DCEAB3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EADCB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 220, 178 |
| HSL | 45°, 57%, 81% |
| HSV | 45°, 24%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 24%, 8% |
| XYZ | 67.56, 71.89, 52.44 |
| Yxy | 71.89, 0.3521, 0.3747 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.92, -1.69, 22.40 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.79, -1.65, 18.77 |
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
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CSS code for #EADCB2
.text { color: #EADCB2; }
.background { background-color: #EADCB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADCB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 220, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 57%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADCB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 220, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADCB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 220, 178, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EADCB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADCB2">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EADCB2
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Tones of #EADCB2
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B3C1EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.37:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EADCB2: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADCB2
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 #EADCB2: ·
How #EADCB2 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 #EADCB2 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 #EADCB2?
#EADCB2 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 220, 178). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EADCB2?
#EADCB2 is RGB 234, 220, 178 — HSL 45°, 57%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 24%, 8%.
What colors go with #EADCB2?
Its complement is #B3C1EA; analogous partners are #EAC1B3 and #DCEAB3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EADCB2 for text?
Black text on #EADCB2 has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.