Palettes / Colors / #EAEBAF
#EAEBAF — Light Yellow
#EAEBAF 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 #EAEBAF 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.
#EAEBAF 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 #AEADEB; it also sits naturally between #EBCDAD and #CBEBAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAEBAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 235, 175 |
| HSL | 61°, 60%, 80% |
| HSV | 61°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 26%, 8% |
| XYZ | 71.38, 80.00, 52.24 |
| Yxy | 80.00, 0.3505, 0.3929 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.69, -9.69, 29.10 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.45, -9.46, 24.00 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 92% · Blue 69%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAEBAF
.text { color: #EAEBAF; }
.background { background-color: #EAEBAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEBAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 235, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 60%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEBAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 235, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEBAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 235, 175, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAEBAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEBAF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAEBAF
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Tones of #EAEBAF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEADEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAEBAF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEBAF
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 #EAEBAF: ·
How #EAEBAF 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 #EAEBAF 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 #EAEBAF?
#EAEBAF is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 235, 175). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEBAF?
#EAEBAF is RGB 234, 235, 175 — HSL 61°, 60%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 26%, 8%.
What colors go with #EAEBAF?
Its complement is #AEADEB; analogous partners are #EBCDAD and #CBEBAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAEBAF for text?
Black text on #EAEBAF has a contrast ratio of 17.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.