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#EAEFAB — Light Yellow

#EAEFAB 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 #EAEFAB 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.

#EAEFAB 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 #AEA9EF; it also sits naturally between #EFD1A9 and #C7EFA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAEFAB · RGB 234, 239, 171

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Color values

HEX#EAEFAB
RGB234, 239, 171
HSL64°, 68%, 80%
HSV64°, 28%, 94%
CMYK2%, 0%, 28%, 6%
XYZ72.15, 82.17, 50.58
Yxy82.17, 0.3521, 0.4010
CIE-Lab92.65, -12.20, 32.42
Hunter Lab90.65, -11.90, 26.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 94% · Blue 67%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EAEFAB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EAEFAB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EAEFAB

.text { color: #EAEFAB; }
.background { background-color: #EAEFAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEFAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 239, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 68%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEFAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 239, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEFAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 239, 171, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EAEFAB

#E2E887#DAE269#D2DC47#CBD629#AAB422#8A921C#6D7416#4D5110#31330A#101103

Tints of #EAEFAB

#ECF0B2#EDF1B6#EFF3BF#F0F4C3#F2F5CC#F5F7D4#F6F8D8#F8F9E1#F9FAE5#FBFCEE

Tones of #EAEFAB

#E6EAAE#E2E5B3#DDE0B8#D9DBBD#D4D6C2#D0D1C7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEA9EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.20:1 Fails
Against black text17.43:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAEFAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEFAB

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EAEFAB: ·

How #EAEFAB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #ECECBBDeuteranopia · #ECECBFTritanopia · #EAC8CB

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAEFAB rather than the exact color:

Mellow Ruby Monsoon
#141B87 · #4C71E5 · #DED220 · #E8EDAC
Palette D6d85d
#D6D85D · #ECEDB0 · #EAD8A4 · #F68537
Royal Cascade
#2D13C1 · #6637EB · #BEDB16 · #E7F0A6
Palette 9cf196
#9CF196 · #ECEBA7 · #EBCE95 · #EDAAAA
Palette F72c5b
#F72C5B · #FF748B · #A7D477 · #E4F1AC
Smoky Ruby Cascade
#1C20BB · #5F3BE2 · #E7E35F · #EEECB1

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E8EDAC#ECEDB0#E7F0A6#ECEBA7#E4F1AC#EEECB1#F0EAAC#E3F3AC#E3F0AF#E8E7AB#E6E9AF#ECE8AF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAEFAA  ·  #EAEFAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEFAB?

#EAEFAB is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 239, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEFAB?

#EAEFAB is RGB 234, 239, 171 — HSL 64°, 68%, 80% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 28%, 6%.

What colors go with #EAEFAB?

Its complement is #AEA9EF; analogous partners are #EFD1A9 and #C7EFA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEFAB for text?

Black text on #EAEFAB has a contrast ratio of 17.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.