Palettes / Colors / #EAEBE2
#EAEBE2 — Pale Dusty Yellow
#EAEBE2 is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #EAEBE2 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.
#EAEBE2 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 #E2E1EA; it also sits naturally between #EAE7E1 and #E4EAE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAEBE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 235, 226 |
| HSL | 67°, 18%, 90% |
| HSV | 67°, 4%, 92% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 4%, 8% |
| XYZ | 77.37, 82.40, 83.78 |
| Yxy | 82.40, 0.3177, 0.3383 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.75, -1.91, 4.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.77, -1.90, 4.03 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 92% · Blue 89%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAEBE2
.text { color: #EAEBE2; }
.background { background-color: #EAEBE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEBE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 235, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 18%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEBE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 235, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEBE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 235, 226, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAEBE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEBE2">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E2E1EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.48:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAEBE2: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEBE2
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 #EAEBE2: ·
How #EAEBE2 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 #EAEBE2 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 #EAEBE2?
#EAEBE2 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 235, 226). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEBE2?
#EAEBE2 is RGB 234, 235, 226 — HSL 67°, 18%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 4%, 8%.
What colors go with #EAEBE2?
Its complement is #E2E1EA; analogous partners are #EAE7E1 and #E4EAE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAEBE2 for text?
Black text on #EAEBE2 has a contrast ratio of 17.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.