Palettes / Colors / #EAEDD3
#EAEDD3 — Pale Muted Yellow
#EAEDD3 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #EAEDD3 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.
#EAEDD3 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 #D7D4ED; it also sits naturally between #EDE3D4 and #DDEDD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAEDD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 237, 211 |
| HSL | 67°, 42%, 88% |
| HSV | 67°, 11%, 93% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 11%, 7% |
| XYZ | 75.97, 82.76, 73.60 |
| Yxy | 82.76, 0.3270, 0.3562 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.91, -5.42, 12.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.97, -5.36, 11.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 83%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAEDD3
.text { color: #EAEDD3; }
.background { background-color: #EAEDD3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEDD3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 237, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 42%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEDD3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 237, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEDD3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 237, 211, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAEDD3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEDD3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAEDD3
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Tones of #EAEDD3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D7D4ED:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.55:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAEDD3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEDD3
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 #EAEDD3: ·
How #EAEDD3 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 #EAEDD3 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 #EAEDD3?
#EAEDD3 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 237, 211). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEDD3?
#EAEDD3 is RGB 234, 237, 211 — HSL 67°, 42%, 88% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 11%, 7%.
What colors go with #EAEDD3?
Its complement is #D7D4ED; analogous partners are #EDE3D4 and #DDEDD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAEDD3 for text?
Black text on #EAEDD3 has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.