Palettes / Colors / #EAE4CD

#EAE4CD — Pale Muted Yellow

#EAE4CD is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EAE4CD 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 #CDD3EA; it also sits naturally between #EAD5CD and #E1EACD. 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 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 12% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #EAE4CD

.text { color: #EAE4CD; }
.background { background-color: #EAE4CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAE4CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 228, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 41%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAE4CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 228, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAE4CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 228, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAE4CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAE4CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAE4CD

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Tones of #EAE4CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDD3EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAE4CD: #000000.

How #EAE4CD 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 #EAE4CD 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

← #EAE4CC  ·  #EAE4CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAE4CD?

#EAE4CD is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 228, 205). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAE4CD?

#EAE4CD is RGB 234, 228, 205 — HSL 48°, 41%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 12%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAE4CD?

Its complement is #CDD3EA; analogous partners are #EAD5CD and #E1EACD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAE4CD for text?

Black text on #EAE4CD has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.