Palettes / Colors / #EAECDE

#EAECDE — Pale Dusty Yellow

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

#EAECDE 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 #E1DFEC; it also sits naturally between #ECE8DF and #E3ECDF. 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 #EAECDE

.text { color: #EAECDE; }
.background { background-color: #EAECDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAECDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 236, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 27%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAECDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 236, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAECDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 236, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EAECDE

Tints of #EAECDE

Tones of #EAECDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1DFEC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAECDE: #000000.

How #EAECDE 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 #EAECDE 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

← #EAECDD  ·  #EAECDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAECDE?

#EAECDE is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 236, 222). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAECDE?

#EAECDE is RGB 234, 236, 222 — HSL 69°, 27%, 90% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 6%, 7%.

What colors go with #EAECDE?

Its complement is #E1DFEC; analogous partners are #ECE8DF and #E3ECDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAECDE for text?

Black text on #EAECDE has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.