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#EAECCB — Pale Muted Yellow

#EAECCB 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 #EAECCB 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.

#EAECCB 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 #CDCBEC; it also sits naturally between #ECDDCB and #D9ECCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAECCB · RGB 234, 236, 203

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Color values

HEX#EAECCB
RGB234, 236, 203
HSL64°, 46%, 86%
HSV64°, 14%, 93%
CMYK1%, 0%, 14%, 7%
XYZ74.71, 81.80, 68.35
Yxy81.80, 0.3322, 0.3638
CIE-Lab92.48, -6.17, 15.79
Hunter Lab90.44, -6.09, 14.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 80%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EAECCB

.text { color: #EAECCB; }
.background { background-color: #EAECCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAECCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 236, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 46%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAECCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 236, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAECCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 236, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EAECCB

#DDE1AD#D1D68F#C3C96E#B7BE50#A0A83E#848A33#676C28#474A1C#2B2D11#0E0F06

Tints of #EAECCB

#EBEDCF#EDEED2#EEF0D6#F0F1DA#F1F3DD#F3F4E1#F4F5E5#F6F7E9#F7F8EC#F9F9F0

Tones of #EAECCB

#E7E9CD#E6E7D0#E3E5D2#E1E2D4#DFE0D7#DDDED9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDCBEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.21:1 Fails
Against black text17.36:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAECCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAECCB

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 #EAECCB: ·

How #EAECCB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #EBEBD3Deuteranopia · #EBEBD5Tritanopia · #EAD9DB

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 #EAECCB 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
Palette 0c2c55
#0C2C55 · #296374 · #629FAD · #EDEDCE
Hidden Aurora
#A69531 · #53CCBA · #AC39BF · #EAEACF

Similar colors

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

#EAECCC#EAEDCD#E9EDC9#EDEBCA#EDEDCE#EAEACF#E6EEC9#E8EFCF#E7EFC7#EBEFD0#F0EBCE#EDE7CF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAECCA  ·  #EAECCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAECCB?

#EAECCB is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 236, 203). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAECCB?

#EAECCB is RGB 234, 236, 203 — HSL 64°, 46%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #EAECCB?

Its complement is #CDCBEC; analogous partners are #ECDDCB and #D9ECCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAECCB for text?

Black text on #EAECCB has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.