Palettes / Colors / #EADFA1

#EADFA1 — Light Yellow

#EADFA1 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 #EADFA1 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.

#EADFA1 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 #9FAAE9; it also sits naturally between #E9B99F and #CFE99F. 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 63%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 31% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EADFA1

.text { color: #EADFA1; }
.background { background-color: #EADFA1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADFA1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 223, 161); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 63%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADFA1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 223, 161, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADFA1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 223, 161, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EADFA1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADFA1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EADFA1

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Tones of #EADFA1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9FAAE9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EADFA1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADFA1

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:

How #EADFA1 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 #EADFA1 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

← #EADFA0  ·  #EADFA2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EADFA1?

#EADFA1 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 223, 161). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EADFA1?

#EADFA1 is RGB 234, 223, 161 — HSL 51°, 63%, 77% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 31%, 8%.

What colors go with #EADFA1?

Its complement is #9FAAE9; analogous partners are #E9B99F and #CFE99F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EADFA1 for text?

Black text on #EADFA1 has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.