Palettes / Colors / #EAECCE
#EAECCE — Pale Muted Yellow
#EAECCE 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 #EAECCE 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.
#EAECCE 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 #D1CFEC; it also sits naturally between #ECE0CF and #DCECCF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAECCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 236, 206 |
| HSL | 64°, 44%, 87% |
| HSV | 64°, 13%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 13%, 7% |
| XYZ | 75.07, 81.94, 70.25 |
| Yxy | 81.94, 0.3303, 0.3606 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.55, -5.70, 14.33 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.52, -5.64, 12.90 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 81%
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 #EAECCE
.text { color: #EAECCE; }
.background { background-color: #EAECCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAECCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 236, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 44%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAECCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 236, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAECCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 236, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAECCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAECCE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAECCE
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Tones of #EAECCE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D1CFEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAECCE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAECCE
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 #EAECCE: ·
How #EAECCE 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 #EAECCE 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 #EAECCE?
#EAECCE is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 236, 206). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAECCE?
#EAECCE is RGB 234, 236, 206 — HSL 64°, 44%, 87% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 13%, 7%.
What colors go with #EAECCE?
Its complement is #D1CFEC; analogous partners are #ECE0CF and #DCECCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAECCE for text?
Black text on #EAECCE has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.