Palettes / Colors / #EADDA3
#EADDA3 — Light Yellow
#EADDA3 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #EADDA3 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.
#EADDA3 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 #A4B1EA; it also sits naturally between #EABAA4 and #D4EAA4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EADDA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 221, 163 |
| HSL | 49°, 63%, 78% |
| HSV | 49°, 30%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 30%, 8% |
| XYZ | 66.40, 71.85, 45.02 |
| Yxy | 71.85, 0.3623, 0.3920 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.90, -4.17, 30.14 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.76, -4.05, 24.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 87% · Blue 64%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 30% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EADDA3
.text { color: #EADDA3; }
.background { background-color: #EADDA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADDA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 221, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 63%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADDA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 221, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADDA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 221, 163, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EADDA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADDA3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EADDA3
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Tones of #EADDA3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #A4B1EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.37:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.37:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EADDA3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADDA3
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 #EADDA3: ·
How #EADDA3 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 #EADDA3 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 #EADDA3?
#EADDA3 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 221, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EADDA3?
#EADDA3 is RGB 234, 221, 163 — HSL 49°, 63%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 30%, 8%.
What colors go with #EADDA3?
Its complement is #A4B1EA; analogous partners are #EABAA4 and #D4EAA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EADDA3 for text?
Black text on #EADDA3 has a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.