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#EAEB91 — Light Yellow

#EAEB91 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #EAEB91 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.

#EAEB91 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9593EB; it also sits naturally between #EBC193 and #BEEB93. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAEB91 · RGB 234, 235, 145

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Color values

HEX#EAEB91
RGB234, 235, 145
HSL61°, 69%, 75%
HSV61°, 38%, 92%
CMYK0%, 0%, 38%, 8%
XYZ68.75, 78.95, 38.40
Yxy78.95, 0.3694, 0.4242
CIE-Lab91.21, -13.29, 43.54
Hunter Lab88.86, -12.84, 32.96

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 92% · Blue 57%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAEB91 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAEB91 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAEB91

.text { color: #EAEB91; }
.background { background-color: #EAEB91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEB91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 235, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 69%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEB91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 235, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEB91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 235, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAEB91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEB91">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAEB91

#E4E675#DEE057#D8DB39#C8CB25#AAAC20#888A19#6A6C14#4D4E0E#2F2F09#111103

Tints of #EAEB91

#EBED9C#EDEEA5#EFF0AD#F1F2B6#F3F4C3#F5F6CB#F7F7D4#F8F9DD#FAFAE5#FCFCEE

Tones of #EAEB91

#E4E59A#DDDEA0#D7D8A6#D2D2AC#CCCCB3#C5C6B9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9593EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAEB91: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEB91

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EAEB91: ·

How #EAEB91 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EAEAA7Deuteranopia · #EAEAACTritanopia · #EAB8BC

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAEB91 rather than the exact color:

Hidden Ruby Monsoon
#2117B8 · #8076EE · #D8E324 · #EAEB96
Palette Ef9595
#EF9595 · #EFB495 · #EFD595 · #EBEF95
Palette Ec8f5e
#EC8F5E · #F3B664 · #F1EB90 · #9FBB73
Royal Ruby Voyage
#0E11B0 · #402DEE · #EDEA27 · #EFE692
Palette 2d2727
#2D2727 · #413543 · #8F43EE · #F0EB8D
Palette F0e491
#F0E491 · #BBC863 · #658C58 · #31694E

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EAEB96#EBEF95#F1EB90#EFE692#F0EB8D#F0E491#E2EF94#EEF296#E9E294#EFF396#EAEF9B#EBE389

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAEB90  ·  #EAEB92 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEB91?

#EAEB91 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 235, 145). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEB91?

#EAEB91 is RGB 234, 235, 145 — HSL 61°, 69%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 38%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAEB91?

Its complement is #9593EB; analogous partners are #EBC193 and #BEEB93. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEB91 for text?

Black text on #EAEB91 has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.