Palettes / Colors / #EADD85

#EADD85 — Light Yellow

#EADD85 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EADD85 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 #8592EA; it also sits naturally between #EAAA85 and #C5EA85. 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 87% · Blue 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 43% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EADD85

.text { color: #EADD85; }
.background { background-color: #EADD85; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADD85; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 221, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 71%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADD85; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 221, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADD85; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 221, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EADD85">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADD85">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EADD85

Tints of #EADD85

Tones of #EADD85

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8592EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EADD85: #000000.

How #EADD85 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 #EADD85 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 #EADD85?

#EADD85 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 221, 133). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADD85?

#EADD85 is RGB 234, 221, 133 — HSL 52°, 71%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 43%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADD85?

Its complement is #8592EA; analogous partners are #EAAA85 and #C5EA85. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADD85 for text?

Black text on #EADD85 has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.