Palettes / Colors / #EAE7DB
#EAE7DB — Pale Dusty Yellow
#EAE7DB is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #EAE7DB 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.
#EAE7DB 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 #DCDFEA; it also sits naturally between #EAE0DC and #E6EADC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAE7DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 231, 219 |
| HSL | 48°, 26%, 89% |
| HSV | 48°, 6%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 6%, 8% |
| XYZ | 75.29, 79.76, 78.44 |
| Yxy | 79.76, 0.3225, 0.3416 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.58, -1.05, 6.18 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.31, -1.04, 5.79 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 91% · Blue 86%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 6% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAE7DB
.text { color: #EAE7DB; }
.background { background-color: #EAE7DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAE7DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 231, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 26%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAE7DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 231, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAE7DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 231, 219, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAE7DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAE7DB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DCDFEA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.95:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAE7DB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAE7DB
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 #EAE7DB: ·
How #EAE7DB 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 #EAE7DB 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 #EAE7DB?
#EAE7DB is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 231, 219). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAE7DB?
#EAE7DB is RGB 234, 231, 219 — HSL 48°, 26%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 6%, 8%.
What colors go with #EAE7DB?
Its complement is #DCDFEA; analogous partners are #EAE0DC and #E6EADC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAE7DB for text?
Black text on #EAE7DB has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.