Palettes / Colors / #EAECDD

#EAECDD — Pale Dusty Yellow

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

#EAECDD 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 #E0DEED; it also sits naturally between #EDE7DE and #E4EDDE. 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 87%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAECDD

.text { color: #EAECDD; }
.background { background-color: #EAECDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAECDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 236, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 28%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAECDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 236, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAECDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 236, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EAECDD

Tints of #EAECDD

Tones of #EAECDD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0DEED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAECDD: #000000.

How #EAECDD 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 #EAECDD 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

← #EAECDC  ·  #EAECDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAECDD?

#EAECDD is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 236, 221). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAECDD?

#EAECDD is RGB 234, 236, 221 — HSL 68°, 28%, 90% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #EAECDD?

Its complement is #E0DEED; analogous partners are #EDE7DE and #E4EDDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAECDD for text?

Black text on #EAECDD has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.