Palettes / Colors / #EAEBC0

#EAEBC0 — Pale Muted Yellow

#EAEBC0 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #EAEBC0 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.

#EAEBC0 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 #C2C1EB; it also sits naturally between #EBD7C1 and #D5EBC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 92% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAEBC0

.text { color: #EAEBC0; }
.background { background-color: #EAEBC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEBC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 235, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 52%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEBC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 235, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEBC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 235, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAEBC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEBC0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2C1EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAEBC0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEBC0

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:

How #EAEBC0 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 #EAEBC0 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAEBBF  ·  #EAEBC1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEBC0?

#EAEBC0 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 235, 192). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEBC0?

#EAEBC0 is RGB 234, 235, 192 — HSL 61°, 52%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 18%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAEBC0?

Its complement is #C2C1EB; analogous partners are #EBD7C1 and #D5EBC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEBC0 for text?

Black text on #EAEBC0 has a contrast ratio of 17.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.