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#EAEBCB — Pale Muted Yellow

#EAEBCB is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #EAEBCB 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.

#EAEBCB 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 #CDCCEB; it also sits naturally between #EBDCCC and #DAEBCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAEBCB · RGB 234, 235, 203

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Color values

HEX#EAEBCB
RGB234, 235, 203
HSL62°, 44%, 86%
HSV62°, 14%, 92%
CMYK0%, 0%, 14%, 8%
XYZ74.42, 81.22, 68.25
Yxy81.22, 0.3324, 0.3628
CIE-Lab92.23, -5.67, 15.44
Hunter Lab90.12, -5.59, 13.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 92% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 8%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EAEBCB

.text { color: #EAEBCB; }
.background { background-color: #EAEBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 235, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 235, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 235, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EAEBCB

#DEE0AE#D2D491#C4C770#B8BC52#A2A540#858835#686A29#48491D#2B2C11#0E0F06

Tints of #EAEBCB

#EBECCF#EDEED3#EEEFD7#F0F1DA#F1F2DE#F3F4E2#F4F5E5#F6F6E9#F7F8ED#F9F9F0

Tones of #EAEBCB

#E8E9CE#E6E6D0#E4E4D2#E2E2D5#E0E0D7#DDDDD9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDCCEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.22:1 Fails
Against black text17.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAEBCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEBCB

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 #EAEBCB: ·

How #EAEBCB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EAEAD3Deuteranopia · #EAEAD5Tritanopia · #EAD9DA

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 #EAEBCB rather than the exact color:

Palette C3e2c2
#C3E2C2 · #EAECCC · #DBCC95 · #CD8D7A
Golden Twilight
#35268F · #6160D4 · #CAD971 · #EAEDCD
Palette Ccd5ae
#CCD5AE · #E9EDC9 · #FEFAE0 · #FAEDCD
Palette 121435
#121435 · #FAF9F0 · #EDEBCA · #FF5722
Hidden Aurora
#A69531 · #53CCBA · #AC39BF · #EAEACF
Palette 0c2c55
#0C2C55 · #296374 · #629FAD · #EDEDCE

Similar colors

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

#EAECCC#EAEDCD#E9EDC9#EDEBCA#EAEACF#EDEDCE#E6EEC9#E8EFCF#E7EFC7#EDE7CF#EEE6CA#EBEFD0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAEBCA  ·  #EAEBCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEBCB?

#EAEBCB is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 235, 203). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEBCB?

#EAEBCB is RGB 234, 235, 203 — HSL 62°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 14%, 8%.

What colors go with #EAEBCB?

Its complement is #CDCCEB; analogous partners are #EBDCCC and #DAEBCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEBCB for text?

Black text on #EAEBCB has a contrast ratio of 17.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.