Palettes / Colors / #EADFBB
#EADFBB — Pale Muted Yellow
#EADFBB 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 #EADFBB 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.
#EADFBB 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 #BDC7EB; it also sits naturally between #EBC9BD and #DEEBBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EADFBB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 223, 187 |
| HSL | 46°, 53%, 83% |
| HSV | 46°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 20%, 8% |
| XYZ | 69.29, 73.86, 57.62 |
| Yxy | 73.86, 0.3451, 0.3679 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.85, -1.96, 19.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.94, -1.92, 16.33 |
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 #EADFBB
.text { color: #EADFBB; }
.background { background-color: #EADFBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADFBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 223, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 53%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADFBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 223, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADFBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 223, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EADFBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADFBB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDC7EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.77:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EADFBB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADFBB
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 #EADFBB: ·
How #EADFBB 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 #EADFBB 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 #EADFBB?
#EADFBB is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 223, 187). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EADFBB?
#EADFBB is RGB 234, 223, 187 — HSL 46°, 53%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 20%, 8%.
What colors go with #EADFBB?
Its complement is #BDC7EB; analogous partners are #EBC9BD and #DEEBBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EADFBB for text?
Black text on #EADFBB has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.