Palettes / Colors / #EADEBB
#EADEBB — Pale Muted Yellow
#EADEBB 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 #EADEBB 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.
#EADEBB 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 #BDC8EB; it also sits naturally between #EBC8BD and #DFEBBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EADEBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 222, 187 |
| HSL | 45°, 53%, 83% |
| HSV | 45°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 20%, 8% |
| XYZ | 69.02, 73.32, 57.53 |
| Yxy | 73.32, 0.3453, 0.3668 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.60, -1.45, 18.66 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.63, -1.42, 16.04 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 87% · Blue 73%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 20% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EADEBB
.text { color: #EADEBB; }
.background { background-color: #EADEBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADEBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 222, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADEBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 222, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADEBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 222, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EADEBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADEBB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDC8EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.66:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EADEBB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADEBB
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 #EADEBB: ·
How #EADEBB 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 #EADEBB 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 #EADEBB?
#EADEBB is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 222, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EADEBB?
#EADEBB is RGB 234, 222, 187 — HSL 45°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 20%, 8%.
What colors go with #EADEBB?
Its complement is #BDC8EB; analogous partners are #EBC8BD and #DFEBBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EADEBB for text?
Black text on #EADEBB has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.