Palettes / Colors / #EAEBA2
#EAEBA2 — Light Yellow
#EAEBA2 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #EAEBA2 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.
#EAEBA2 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 #A4A2EB; it also sits naturally between #EBC8A2 and #C6EBA2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAEBA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 235, 162 |
| HSL | 61°, 65%, 78% |
| HSV | 61°, 31%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 31%, 8% |
| XYZ | 70.16, 79.52, 45.83 |
| Yxy | 79.52, 0.3589, 0.4067 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.47, -11.34, 35.40 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.17, -11.02, 28.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 92% · Blue 64%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAEBA2
.text { color: #EAEBA2; }
.background { background-color: #EAEBA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEBA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 235, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 65%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEBA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 235, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEBA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 235, 162, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAEBA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEBA2">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A4A2EB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.90:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAEBA2: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEBA2
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 #EAEBA2: ·
How #EAEBA2 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 #EAEBA2 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 #EAEBA2?
#EAEBA2 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 235, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEBA2?
#EAEBA2 is RGB 234, 235, 162 — HSL 61°, 65%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 31%, 8%.
What colors go with #EAEBA2?
Its complement is #A4A2EB; analogous partners are #EBC8A2 and #C6EBA2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAEBA2 for text?
Black text on #EAEBA2 has a contrast ratio of 16.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.