Palettes / Colors / #EAEFB5
#EAEFB5 — Pale Yellow
#EAEFB5 is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #EAEFB5 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.
#EAEFB5 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 #B9B4EE; it also sits naturally between #EED6B4 and #CCEEB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAEFB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 239, 181 |
| HSL | 65°, 64%, 82% |
| HSV | 65°, 24%, 94% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 24%, 6% |
| XYZ | 73.14, 82.56, 55.80 |
| Yxy | 82.56, 0.3458, 0.3904 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.82, -10.88, 27.58 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.86, -10.64, 23.11 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 94% · Blue 71%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAEFB5
.text { color: #EAEFB5; }
.background { background-color: #EAEFB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEFB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 239, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 64%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEFB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 239, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEFB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 239, 181, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAEFB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEFB5">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EAEFB5
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B9B4EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAEFB5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEFB5
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 #EAEFB5: ·
How #EAEFB5 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 #EAEFB5 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 #EAEFB5?
#EAEFB5 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 239, 181). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEFB5?
#EAEFB5 is RGB 234, 239, 181 — HSL 65°, 64%, 82% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 24%, 6%.
What colors go with #EAEFB5?
Its complement is #B9B4EE; analogous partners are #EED6B4 and #CCEEB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAEFB5 for text?
Black text on #EAEFB5 has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.