Palettes / Colors / #EAEAA5

#EAEAA5 — Light Yellow

#EAEAA5 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EAEAA5 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 #A4A4EA; it also sits naturally between #EAC7A4 and #C7EAA4. 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 92% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAEAA5

.text { color: #EAEAA5; }
.background { background-color: #EAEAA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEAA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 234, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 62%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEAA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 234, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEAA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 234, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAEAA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEAA5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAEAA5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4A4EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAEAA5: #000000.

How #EAEAA5 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 #EAEAA5 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

← #EAEAA4  ·  #EAEAA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEAA5?

#EAEAA5 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 234, 165). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEAA5?

#EAEAA5 is RGB 234, 234, 165 — HSL 60°, 62%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 29%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAEAA5?

Its complement is #A4A4EA; analogous partners are #EAC7A4 and #C7EAA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEAA5 for text?

Black text on #EAEAA5 has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.