Palettes / Colors / #EAECDC

#EAECDC — Pale Dusty Yellow

#EAECDC is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EAECDC 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 #DDDBEB; it also sits naturally between #EBE5DB and #E1EBDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAECDC

.text { color: #EAECDC; }
.background { background-color: #EAECDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAECDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 236, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 30%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAECDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 236, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAECDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 236, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDDBEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAECDC: #000000.

How #EAECDC 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 #EAECDC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAECDB  ·  #EAECDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAECDC?

#EAECDC is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 236, 220). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAECDC?

#EAECDC is RGB 234, 236, 220 — HSL 68°, 30%, 89% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #EAECDC?

Its complement is #DDDBEB; analogous partners are #EBE5DB and #E1EBDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAECDC for text?

Black text on #EAECDC has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.