Palettes / Colors / #EAEABA

#EAEABA — Pale Muted Yellow

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

#EAEABA 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 #B9B9E9; it also sits naturally between #E9D1B9 and #D1E9B9. 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 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAEABA

.text { color: #EAEABA; }
.background { background-color: #EAEABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 234, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 53%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 234, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 234, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9B9E9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAEABA: #000000.

How #EAEABA 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 #EAEABA 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

← #EAEAB9  ·  #EAEABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEABA?

#EAEABA is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 234, 186). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEABA?

#EAEABA is RGB 234, 234, 186 — HSL 60°, 53%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 21%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAEABA?

Its complement is #B9B9E9; analogous partners are #E9D1B9 and #D1E9B9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEABA for text?

Black text on #EAEABA has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.