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#EAEBAB — Light Yellow

#EAEBAB 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 #EAEBAB 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.

#EAEBAB 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 #ADACEC; it also sits naturally between #ECCDAC and #CBECAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAEBAB · RGB 234, 235, 171

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Color values

HEX#EAEBAB
RGB234, 235, 171
HSL61°, 62%, 80%
HSV61°, 27%, 92%
CMYK0%, 0%, 27%, 8%
XYZ70.99, 79.85, 50.20
Yxy79.85, 0.3531, 0.3972
CIE-Lab91.62, -10.21, 31.04
Hunter Lab89.36, -9.95, 25.32

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 92% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EAEBAB

.text { color: #EAEBAB; }
.background { background-color: #EAEBAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEBAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 235, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 62%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEBAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 235, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEBAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 235, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EAEBAB

#E2E48B#DBDD6E#D3D54D#CCCF30#ABAE29#8B8C21#6E701A#4D4E12#31320C#101104

Tints of #EAEBAB

#EDEEB5#EEEFB9#F0F0C1#F1F1C5#F3F3CD#F5F5D6#F6F6DA#F8F8E2#F9F9E6#FBFBEE

Tones of #EAEBAB

#E6E7B1#E2E2B6#DDDEBA#D9DABE#D5D5C3#D0D1C7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADACEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.97:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAEBAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEBAB

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 #EAEBAB: ·

How #EAEBAB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EAEABADeuteranopia · #EAEABETritanopia · #EAC7C9

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

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

Mellow Ruby Monsoon
#141B87 · #4C71E5 · #DED220 · #E8EDAC
Palette 9cf196
#9CF196 · #ECEBA7 · #EBCE95 · #EDAAAA
Palette C30e59
#C30E59 · #E82561 · #F2AE66 · #E8E7AB
Crystal Ruby
#D98327 · #ECE8AF · #4A943E · #186049
Palette D6d85d
#D6D85D · #ECEDB0 · #EAD8A4 · #F68537
Palette 22177a
#22177A · #605EA1 · #8EA3A6 · #E6E9AF

Similar colors

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

#E8EDAC#ECEBA7#E8E7AB#ECE8AF#ECEDB0#E6E9AF#F0EAAC#EBE5AE#EAE7B1#EEECB1#E7F0A6#E4F1AC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAEBAA  ·  #EAEBAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEBAB?

#EAEBAB is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 235, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEBAB?

#EAEBAB is RGB 234, 235, 171 — HSL 61°, 62%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 27%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAEBAB?

Its complement is #ADACEC; analogous partners are #ECCDAC and #CBECAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEBAB for text?

Black text on #EAEBAB has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.