Palettes / Colors / #EAEDAB
#EAEDAB — Light Yellow
#EAEDAB is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #EAEDAB 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.
#EAEDAB 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 #AEABED; it also sits naturally between #EDCFAB and #C9EDAB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAEDAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 237, 171 |
| HSL | 63°, 65%, 80% |
| HSV | 63°, 28%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 28%, 7% |
| XYZ | 71.57, 81.00, 50.39 |
| Yxy | 81.00, 0.3526, 0.3991 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.13, -11.21, 31.73 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.00, -10.93, 25.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 67%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAEDAB
.text { color: #EAEDAB; }
.background { background-color: #EAEDAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEDAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 237, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 65%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEDAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 237, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEDAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 237, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAEDAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEDAB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEABED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.20:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAEDAB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEDAB
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 #EAEDAB: ·
How #EAEDAB 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 #EAEDAB 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 #EAEDAB?
#EAEDAB is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 237, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEDAB?
#EAEDAB is RGB 234, 237, 171 — HSL 63°, 65%, 80% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 28%, 7%.
What colors go with #EAEDAB?
Its complement is #AEABED; analogous partners are #EDCFAB and #C9EDAB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAEDAB for text?
Black text on #EAEDAB has a contrast ratio of 17.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.