Palettes / Colors / #EAEDD1
#EAEDD1 — Pale Muted Yellow
#EAEDD1 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #EAEDD1 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.
#EAEDD1 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 #D2CFEC; it also sits naturally between #ECE1CF and #DBECCF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAEDD1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 237, 209 |
| HSL | 66°, 44%, 87% |
| HSV | 66°, 12%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 12%, 7% |
| XYZ | 75.72, 82.66, 72.29 |
| Yxy | 82.66, 0.3283, 0.3584 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.87, -5.73, 13.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.92, -5.68, 12.00 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 82%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAEDD1
.text { color: #EAEDD1; }
.background { background-color: #EAEDD1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEDD1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 237, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 44%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEDD1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 237, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEDD1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 237, 209, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAEDD1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEDD1">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAEDD1
Tints of #EAEDD1
Tones of #EAEDD1
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D2CFEC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.53:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAEDD1: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEDD1
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 #EAEDD1: ·
How #EAEDD1 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 #EAEDD1 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 #EAEDD1?
#EAEDD1 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 237, 209). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEDD1?
#EAEDD1 is RGB 234, 237, 209 — HSL 66°, 44%, 87% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 12%, 7%.
What colors go with #EAEDD1?
Its complement is #D2CFEC; analogous partners are #ECE1CF and #DBECCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAEDD1 for text?
Black text on #EAEDD1 has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.