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#EADDBA — Pale Muted Yellow

#EADDBA is a yellow color we call Pale Muted 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 #EADDBA 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.

#EADDBA 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 #B9C6E9; it also sits naturally between #E9C4B9 and #DEE9B9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EADDBA · RGB 234, 221, 186

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Color values

HEX#EADDBA
RGB234, 221, 186
HSL44°, 53%, 82%
HSV44°, 21%, 92%
CMYK0%, 6%, 21%, 8%
XYZ68.65, 72.75, 56.88
Yxy72.75, 0.3462, 0.3669
CIE-Lab88.33, -1.08, 18.80
Hunter Lab85.29, -1.05, 16.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 87% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 21% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EADDBA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EADDBA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EADDBA

.text { color: #EADDBA; }
.background { background-color: #EADDBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADDBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 221, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 53%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADDBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 221, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADDBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 221, 186, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EADDBA

#E0CD9A#D6BE7A#CEB05F#C4A140#A88934#896F2A#695620#4E4018#2F260E#100D05

Tints of #EADDBA

#EBDEBD#EDE2C4#EEE4C8#F1E8D0#F2EAD4#F3ECD8#F5F0E0#F7F2E4#F9F5EB#FAF7EF

Tones of #EADDBA

#E6DBBC#E3D9C0#DFD8C3#DCD6C7#D8D4CA#D5D3CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9C6E9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.35:1 Fails
Against black text15.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #EADDBA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADDBA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EADDBA: ·

How #EADDBA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E4E4C2Deuteranopia · #E5E6C5Tritanopia · #E9C9CB

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EADDBA rather than the exact color:

Modern Dusk
#EBDEB7 · #D7B85B · #CAA63A · #A78725
Royal Ruby Terrace
#CDD3EC · #E0AEEF · #F2D5DC · #ECDDB7
Palette D84040
#D84040 · #A31D1D · #ECDCBF · #F8F2DE
Palette 5e0006
#5E0006 · #9B0F06 · #D53E0F · #EED9B9
Palette 99bbad
#99BBAD · #EBD8B7 · #C6A9A3 · #9A8194
Palette Fff2d8
#FFF2D8 · #EAD7BB · #BCA37F · #113946

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EBDEB7#ECDDB7#ECDCBF#EED9B9#EBD8B7#EAD7BB#EADFC0#E8DDB4#EADFB4#ECD7B9#E5D9BB#EFD9BD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EADDB9  ·  #EADDBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADDBA?

#EADDBA is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 221, 186). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADDBA?

#EADDBA is RGB 234, 221, 186 — HSL 44°, 53%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 21%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADDBA?

Its complement is #B9C6E9; analogous partners are #E9C4B9 and #DEE9B9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADDBA for text?

Black text on #EADDBA has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.