Palettes / Colors / #EAE2BD
#EAE2BD — Pale Muted Yellow
#EAE2BD 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 #EAE2BD 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.
#EAE2BD 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 #BDC5EA; it also sits naturally between #EACBBD and #DCEABD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAE2BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 226, 189 |
| HSL | 49°, 52%, 83% |
| HSV | 49°, 19%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 19%, 8% |
| XYZ | 70.31, 75.56, 59.02 |
| Yxy | 75.56, 0.3432, 0.3688 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.65, -3.20, 19.09 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.92, -3.14, 16.47 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 89% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 19% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAE2BD
.text { color: #EAE2BD; }
.background { background-color: #EAE2BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAE2BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 226, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 52%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAE2BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 226, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAE2BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 226, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAE2BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAE2BD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BDC5EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.30:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.11:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAE2BD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAE2BD
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 #EAE2BD: ·
How #EAE2BD 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 #EAE2BD 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 #EAE2BD?
#EAE2BD is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 226, 189). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAE2BD?
#EAE2BD is RGB 234, 226, 189 — HSL 49°, 52%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 19%, 8%.
What colors go with #EAE2BD?
Its complement is #BDC5EA; analogous partners are #EACBBD and #DCEABD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAE2BD for text?
Black text on #EAE2BD has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.