Palettes / Colors / #EAECD9
#EAECD9 — Pale Muted Yellow
#EAECD9 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #EAECD9 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.
#EAECD9 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 #DCDAEC; it also sits naturally between #ECE5DA and #E1ECDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAECD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 236, 217 |
| HSL | 66°, 33%, 89% |
| HSV | 66°, 8%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 8%, 7% |
| XYZ | 76.45, 82.49, 77.54 |
| Yxy | 82.49, 0.3233, 0.3488 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.79, -3.93, 8.97 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.83, -3.90, 8.33 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 85%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAECD9
.text { color: #EAECD9; }
.background { background-color: #EAECD9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAECD9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 236, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 33%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAECD9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 236, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAECD9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 236, 217, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAECD9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAECD9">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DCDAEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAECD9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAECD9
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 #EAECD9: ·
How #EAECD9 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 #EAECD9 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 #EAECD9?
#EAECD9 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 236, 217). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAECD9?
#EAECD9 is RGB 234, 236, 217 — HSL 66°, 33%, 89% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 8%, 7%.
What colors go with #EAECD9?
Its complement is #DCDAEC; analogous partners are #ECE5DA and #E1ECDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAECD9 for text?
Black text on #EAECD9 has a contrast ratio of 17.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.