Palettes / Colors / #EAE071

#EAE071 — Light Yellow

#EAE071 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EAE071 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 #717BEA; it also sits naturally between #EAA371 and #B7EA71. 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 88% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 52% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #EAE071

.text { color: #EAE071; }
.background { background-color: #EAE071; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAE071; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 224, 113); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 74%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAE071; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 224, 113, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAE071; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 224, 113, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAE071">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAE071">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAE071

Tints of #EAE071

Tones of #EAE071

Color harmonies

Complementary — #717BEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAE071: #000000.

How #EAE071 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 #EAE071 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAE070  ·  #EAE072 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAE071?

#EAE071 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 224, 113). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAE071?

#EAE071 is RGB 234, 224, 113 — HSL 55°, 74%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 52%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAE071?

Its complement is #717BEA; analogous partners are #EAA371 and #B7EA71. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAE071 for text?

Black text on #EAE071 has a contrast ratio of 15.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.