Palettes / Colors / #EAECB6
#EAECB6 — Pale Yellow
#EAECB6 is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #EAECB6 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.
#EAECB6 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 #B8B6EC; it also sits naturally between #ECD3B6 and #CFECB6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAECB6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 236, 182 |
| HSL | 62°, 59%, 82% |
| HSV | 62°, 23%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 23%, 7% |
| XYZ | 72.37, 80.86, 56.05 |
| Yxy | 80.86, 0.3458, 0.3864 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.07, -9.24, 26.04 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.92, -9.04, 21.91 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 71%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAECB6
.text { color: #EAECB6; }
.background { background-color: #EAECB6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAECB6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 236, 182); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 59%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAECB6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 236, 182, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAECB6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 236, 182, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAECB6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAECB6">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B8B6EC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.17:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAECB6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAECB6
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 #EAECB6: ·
How #EAECB6 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 #EAECB6 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 #EAECB6?
#EAECB6 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 236, 182). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAECB6?
#EAECB6 is RGB 234, 236, 182 — HSL 62°, 59%, 82% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 23%, 7%.
What colors go with #EAECB6?
Its complement is #B8B6EC; analogous partners are #ECD3B6 and #CFECB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAECB6 for text?
Black text on #EAECB6 has a contrast ratio of 17.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.