Palettes / Colors / #EADFC4
#EADFC4 — Pale Muted Yellow
#EADFC4 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 #EADFC4 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.
#EADFC4 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 #C3CEE9; it also sits naturally between #E9CBC3 and #E1E9C3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EADFC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 223, 196 |
| HSL | 43°, 47%, 84% |
| HSV | 43°, 16%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 16%, 8% |
| XYZ | 70.28, 74.25, 62.85 |
| Yxy | 74.25, 0.3389, 0.3580 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.04, -0.63, 14.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.17, -0.62, 12.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 87% · Blue 77%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 16% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EADFC4
.text { color: #EADFC4; }
.background { background-color: #EADFC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EADFC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 223, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 47%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EADFC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 223, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EADFC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 223, 196, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EADFC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EADFC4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EADFC4
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C3CEE9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.85:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EADFC4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EADFC4
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 #EADFC4: ·
How #EADFC4 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 #EADFC4 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 #EADFC4?
#EADFC4 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 223, 196). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EADFC4?
#EADFC4 is RGB 234, 223, 196 — HSL 43°, 47%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 16%, 8%.
What colors go with #EADFC4?
Its complement is #C3CEE9; analogous partners are #E9CBC3 and #E1E9C3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EADFC4 for text?
Black text on #EADFC4 has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.