Palettes / Colors / #EAECB3
#EAECB3 — Light Yellow
#EAECB3 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 #EAECB3 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.
#EAECB3 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 #B3B1EC; it also sits naturally between #ECD0B1 and #CDECB1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAECB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 236, 179 |
| HSL | 62°, 60%, 81% |
| HSV | 62°, 24%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 24%, 7% |
| XYZ | 72.06, 80.74, 54.43 |
| Yxy | 80.74, 0.3477, 0.3896 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.01, -9.65, 27.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.85, -9.44, 22.94 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 70%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAECB3
.text { color: #EAECB3; }
.background { background-color: #EAECB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAECB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 236, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 60%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAECB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 236, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAECB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 236, 179, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAECB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAECB3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAECB3
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B3B1EC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.15:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAECB3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAECB3
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 #EAECB3: ·
How #EAECB3 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 #EAECB3 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 #EAECB3?
#EAECB3 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 236, 179). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAECB3?
#EAECB3 is RGB 234, 236, 179 — HSL 62°, 60%, 81% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 24%, 7%.
What colors go with #EAECB3?
Its complement is #B3B1EC; analogous partners are #ECD0B1 and #CDECB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAECB3 for text?
Black text on #EAECB3 has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.