Palettes / Colors / #EAEE86

#EAEE86 — Light Yellow

#EAEE86 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EAEE86 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #8A87EE; it also sits naturally between #EEBE87 and #B7EE87. 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 53%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 44% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAEE86

.text { color: #EAEE86; }
.background { background-color: #EAEE86; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEE86; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 238, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 75%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEE86; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 238, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEE86; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 238, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAEE86">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEE86">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8A87EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAEE86: #000000.

How #EAEE86 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 #EAEE86 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

← #EAEE85  ·  #EAEE87 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEE86?

#EAEE86 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 238, 134). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEE86?

#EAEE86 is RGB 234, 238, 134 — HSL 62°, 75%, 73% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 44%, 7%.

What colors go with #EAEE86?

Its complement is #8A87EE; analogous partners are #EEBE87 and #B7EE87. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEE86 for text?

Black text on #EAEE86 has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.