Palettes / Colors / #EAE9DC

#EAE9DC — Pale Dusty Yellow

#EAE9DC is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EAE9DC 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 #DCDDEA; it also sits naturally between #EAE2DC and #E4EADC. 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 91% · Blue 86%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAE9DC

.text { color: #EAE9DC; }
.background { background-color: #EAE9DC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAE9DC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 233, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 25%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAE9DC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 233, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAE9DC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 233, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAE9DC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAE9DC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCDDEA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAE9DC: #000000.

How #EAE9DC 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 #EAE9DC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAE9DC?

#EAE9DC is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 233, 220). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAE9DC?

#EAE9DC is RGB 234, 233, 220 — HSL 56°, 25%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 6%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAE9DC?

Its complement is #DCDDEA; analogous partners are #EAE2DC and #E4EADC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAE9DC for text?

Black text on #EAE9DC has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.