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#EAECAB — Light Yellow

#EAECAB 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 #EAECAB 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.

#EAECAB 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 #AEACEC; it also sits naturally between #ECCEAC and #CAECAC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAECAB · RGB 234, 236, 171

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Color values

HEX#EAECAB
RGB234, 236, 171
HSL62°, 63%, 80%
HSV62°, 28%, 93%
CMYK1%, 0%, 28%, 7%
XYZ71.28, 80.42, 50.29
Yxy80.42, 0.3529, 0.3981
CIE-Lab91.87, -10.71, 31.39
Hunter Lab89.68, -10.44, 25.59

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 67%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EAECAB

.text { color: #EAECAB; }
.background { background-color: #EAECAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAECAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 236, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 63%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAECAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 236, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAECAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 236, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EAECAB

#E2E58B#DADE6E#D2D64C#CAD02F#AAAF28#8A8D20#6D7019#4D4F12#31320B#101104

Tints of #EAECAB

#ECEEB4#EDEFB8#EFF1C1#F0F2C5#F2F4CD#F4F6D5#F6F7DA#F8F8E2#F9F9E6#FBFBEE

Tones of #EAECAB

#E6E8B0#E1E3B5#DDDEBA#D9DABE#D5D5C3#D0D1C7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEACEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.23:1 Fails
Against black text17.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAECAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAECAB

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 #EAECAB: ·

How #EAECAB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEBBBDeuteranopia · #EBEBBFTritanopia · #EAC7CA

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 #EAECAB rather than the exact color:

Mellow Ruby Monsoon
#141B87 · #4C71E5 · #DED220 · #E8EDAC
Palette 9cf196
#9CF196 · #ECEBA7 · #EBCE95 · #EDAAAA
Palette C30e59
#C30E59 · #E82561 · #F2AE66 · #E8E7AB
Palette D6d85d
#D6D85D · #ECEDB0 · #EAD8A4 · #F68537
Crystal Ruby
#D98327 · #ECE8AF · #4A943E · #186049
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#ECEDB0#ECE8AF#E6E9AF#F0EAAC#E7F0A6#EEECB1#EBE5AE#EAE7B1#E4F1AC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAECAA  ·  #EAECAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAECAB?

#EAECAB is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 236, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAECAB?

#EAECAB is RGB 234, 236, 171 — HSL 62°, 63%, 80% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 28%, 7%.

What colors go with #EAECAB?

Its complement is #AEACEC; analogous partners are #ECCEAC and #CAECAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAECAB for text?

Black text on #EAECAB has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.