Palettes / Colors / #EAE0C2

#EAE0C2 — Pale Muted Yellow

#EAE0C2 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EAE0C2 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 #C2CCEA; it also sits naturally between #EACCC2 and #E0EAC2. 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 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 17% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #EAE0C2

.text { color: #EAE0C2; }
.background { background-color: #EAE0C2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAE0C2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 224, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 49%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAE0C2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 224, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAE0C2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 224, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAE0C2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAE0C2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAE0C2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2CCEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAE0C2: #000000.

How #EAE0C2 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 #EAE0C2 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

← #EAE0C1  ·  #EAE0C3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAE0C2?

#EAE0C2 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 224, 194). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAE0C2?

#EAE0C2 is RGB 234, 224, 194 — HSL 45°, 49%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 17%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAE0C2?

Its complement is #C2CCEA; analogous partners are #EACCC2 and #E0EAC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAE0C2 for text?

Black text on #EAE0C2 has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.