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#EAEFBE — Pale Yellow

#EAEFBE 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 #EAEFBE 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.

#EAEFBE 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 #C3BEEF; it also sits naturally between #EFDBBE and #D1EFBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EAEFBE · RGB 234, 239, 190

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Color values

HEX#EAEFBE
RGB234, 239, 190
HSL66°, 60%, 84%
HSV66°, 21%, 94%
CMYK2%, 0%, 21%, 6%
XYZ74.09, 82.94, 60.82
Yxy82.94, 0.3401, 0.3807
CIE-Lab92.99, -9.62, 23.20
Hunter Lab91.07, -9.44, 19.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 94% · Blue 75%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #EAEFBE

.text { color: #EAEFBE; }
.background { background-color: #EAEFBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEFBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 239, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 60%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEFBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 239, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEFBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 239, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EAEFBE

#DFE79D#D5DE7C#CAD65C#BFCE3B#A6B42D#889325#6A721D#4B5214#2D310C#0F1004

Tints of #EAEFBE

#EBF0C2#ECF1C6#EFF3CE#F0F4D2#F2F5D6#F3F6DA#F4F7DE#F7F9E7#F8FAEB#FAFBEF

Tones of #EAEFBE

#E7EBC1#E4E8C5#E1E4C8#DFE1CC#DCDDCF#D9DAD3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3BEEF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.59:1 AAA

Best text color on #EAEFBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEFBE

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 #EAEFBE: ·

How #EAEFBE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ECECCADeuteranopia · #ECECCDTritanopia · #EAD3D5

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 #EAEFBE rather than the exact color:

Vintage Ruby Dusk
#E7F2BF · #D9EA99 · #C5DF62 · #AED322
Palette 7adaa5
#7ADAA5 · #239BA7 · #ECECBB · #E1AA36
Tranquil Ruby Saffron
#551CC0 · #8442E3 · #B6E75A · #EAF2C3
Palette Dbf1f2
#DBF1F2 · #CD5555 · #882042 · #EFEDBB
Palette 5b7e3c
#5B7E3C · #A2CB8B · #E8F5BD · #C44545
Palette 84b179
#84B179 · #A2CB8B · #C7EABB · #E8F5BD

Similar colors

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

#E7F2BF#ECECBB#EAF2C3#EFEDBB#E8F5BD#E8ECC4#EDF4C2#EBE8BD#F0F0C2#EFEABB#E3F2C1#E5ECC4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAEFBD  ·  #EAEFBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEFBE?

#EAEFBE is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 239, 190). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEFBE?

#EAEFBE is RGB 234, 239, 190 — HSL 66°, 60%, 84% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 21%, 6%.

What colors go with #EAEFBE?

Its complement is #C3BEEF; analogous partners are #EFDBBE and #D1EFBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEFBE for text?

Black text on #EAEFBE has a contrast ratio of 17.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.