Palettes / Colors / #EAEAD0
#EAEAD0 — Pale Muted Yellow
#EAEAD0 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted 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 #EAEAD0 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.
#EAEAD0 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 #D1D1EA; it also sits naturally between #EADED1 and #DEEAD1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAEAD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 234, 208 |
| HSL | 60°, 38%, 87% |
| HSV | 60°, 11%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 11%, 8% |
| XYZ | 74.74, 80.89, 71.35 |
| Yxy | 80.89, 0.3293, 0.3564 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.08, -4.38, 12.64 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.94, -4.33, 11.45 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 92% · Blue 82%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAEAD0
.text { color: #EAEAD0; }
.background { background-color: #EAEAD0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEAD0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 234, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 38%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEAD0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 234, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEAD0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 234, 208, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAEAD0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEAD0">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAEAD0
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Tones of #EAEAD0
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D1D1EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.18:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAEAD0: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEAD0
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 #EAEAD0: ·
How #EAEAD0 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 #EAEAD0 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 #EAEAD0?
#EAEAD0 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 234, 208). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEAD0?
#EAEAD0 is RGB 234, 234, 208 — HSL 60°, 38%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 11%, 8%.
What colors go with #EAEAD0?
Its complement is #D1D1EA; analogous partners are #EADED1 and #DEEAD1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAEAD0 for text?
Black text on #EAEAD0 has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.