Palettes / Colors / #EAEADF
#EAEADF — Pale Dusty Yellow
#EAEADF is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #EAEADF 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.
#EAEADF 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 #E0E0EB; it also sits naturally between #EBE6E0 and #E6EBE0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAEADF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 234, 223 |
| HSL | 60°, 21%, 90% |
| HSV | 60°, 5%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 5%, 8% |
| XYZ | 76.67, 81.67, 81.53 |
| Yxy | 81.67, 0.3196, 0.3405 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.43, -1.91, 5.33 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.37, -1.90, 5.03 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 92% · Blue 87%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAEADF
.text { color: #EAEADF; }
.background { background-color: #EAEADF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEADF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 234, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 21%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEADF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 234, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEADF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 234, 223, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAEADF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEADF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAEADF
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Tones of #EAEADF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #E0E0EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.33:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAEADF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEADF
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 #EAEADF: ·
How #EAEADF 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 #EAEADF 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 #EAEADF?
#EAEADF is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 234, 223). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEADF?
#EAEADF is RGB 234, 234, 223 — HSL 60°, 21%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 5%, 8%.
What colors go with #EAEADF?
Its complement is #E0E0EB; analogous partners are #EBE6E0 and #E6EBE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAEADF for text?
Black text on #EAEADF has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.