Palettes / Colors / #EAE2AE

#EAE2AE — Light Yellow

#EAE2AE 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 #EAE2AE 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.

#EAE2AE 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 #AEB6EA; it also sits naturally between #EAC4AE and #D4EAAE. 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 89% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 26% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAE2AE

.text { color: #EAE2AE; }
.background { background-color: #EAE2AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAE2AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 226, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAE2AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 226, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAE2AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 226, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAE2AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAE2AE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEB6EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAE2AE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAE2AE

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 #EAE2AE 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 #EAE2AE 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

← #EAE2AD  ·  #EAE2AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAE2AE?

#EAE2AE is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 226, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAE2AE?

#EAE2AE is RGB 234, 226, 174 — HSL 52°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 26%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAE2AE?

Its complement is #AEB6EA; analogous partners are #EAC4AE and #D4EAAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAE2AE for text?

Black text on #EAE2AE has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.