Palettes / Colors / #EAECCD
#EAECCD — Pale Muted Yellow
#EAECCD 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 #EAECCD 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.
#EAECCD 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 #CDCBEB; it also sits naturally between #EBDDCB and #D9EBCB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAECCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 236, 205 |
| HSL | 64°, 45%, 86% |
| HSV | 64°, 13%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 13%, 7% |
| XYZ | 74.95, 81.89, 69.61 |
| Yxy | 81.89, 0.3310, 0.3616 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.53, -5.86, 14.82 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.49, -5.79, 13.30 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 80%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAECCD
.text { color: #EAECCD; }
.background { background-color: #EAECCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAECCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 236, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 45%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAECCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 236, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAECCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 236, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAECCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAECCD">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAECCD
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Tones of #EAECCD
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDCBEB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAECCD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAECCD
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 #EAECCD: ·
How #EAECCD 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 #EAECCD 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 #EAECCD?
#EAECCD is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 236, 205). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAECCD?
#EAECCD is RGB 234, 236, 205 — HSL 64°, 45%, 86% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 13%, 7%.
What colors go with #EAECCD?
Its complement is #CDCBEB; analogous partners are #EBDDCB and #D9EBCB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAECCD for text?
Black text on #EAECCD has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.