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#EAE2AF — Light Yellow

#EAE2AF 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 #EAE2AF 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.

#EAE2AF 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.

#EAE2AF · RGB 234, 226, 175

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Color values

HEX#EAE2AF
RGB234, 226, 175
HSL52°, 58%, 80%
HSV52°, 25%, 92%
CMYK0%, 3%, 25%, 8%
XYZ68.87, 74.98, 51.40
Yxy74.98, 0.3527, 0.3840
CIE-Lab89.38, -5.16, 25.97
Hunter Lab86.59, -5.03, 21.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 89% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 25% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAE2AF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAE2AF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAE2AF

.text { color: #EAE2AF; }
.background { background-color: #EAE2AF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAE2AF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 226, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 58%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAE2AF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 226, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAE2AF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 226, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAE2AF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAE2AF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAE2AF

#E1D68E#DACC72#D1C052#C9B636#A9992D#897C24#6D621D#4D4514#302C0D#100F04

Tints of #EAE2AF

#ECE5B6#EDE6BB#EFE9C3#F0EAC7#F2EDCF#F4F0D7#F5F2DB#F8F5E3#F9F6E7#FBF9EF

Tones of #EAE2AF

#E6DFB3#E1DBB7#DDD8BB#D9D5BF#D5D2C3#D0CFC8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEB6EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.00:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAE2AF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAE2AF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EAE2AF: ·

How #EAE2AF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E7E6BBDeuteranopia · #E7E8BETritanopia · #EAC5C7

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAE2AF rather than the exact color:

Smoky Terrace
#C72E07 · #D7B013 · #F3DC66 · #EBE5AE
Palette Fbf5dd
#FBF5DD · #E7E1B1 · #306D29 · #0D530E
Palette 430a5d
#430A5D · #5F374B · #8C6A5D · #EEE4B1
Palette D7c097
#D7C097 · #E7DEAF · #73AF6F · #007E6E
Mellow Ruby Orchard
#939017 · #4AE3DE · #DA33DF · #E8E2AA
Palette 3c6255
#3C6255 · #61876E · #A6BB8D · #EAE7B1

Similar colors

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

#EBE5AE#E7E1B1#EEE4B1#E7DEAF#E8E2AA#EAE7B1#EADFB4#EDDFB3#ECE8AF#E8E7AB#EEE2B5#E8DDB4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAE2AE  ·  #EAE2B0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAE2AF?

#EAE2AF is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 226, 175). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAE2AF?

#EAE2AF is RGB 234, 226, 175 — HSL 52°, 58%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 25%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAE2AF?

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

Can I use #EAE2AF for text?

Black text on #EAE2AF has a contrast ratio of 16.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.