Palettes / Colors / #EAEFC0
#EAEFC0 — Pale Yellow
#EAEFC0 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 #EAEFC0 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.
#EAEFC0 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 #C7C2EF; it also sits naturally between #EFDDC2 and #D4EFC2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EAEFC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 234, 239, 192 |
| HSL | 66°, 59%, 85% |
| HSV | 66°, 20%, 94% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 20%, 6% |
| XYZ | 74.31, 83.03, 61.98 |
| Yxy | 83.03, 0.3388, 0.3786 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.03, -9.33, 22.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.12, -9.17, 19.21 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 92% · Green 94% · Blue 75%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EAEFC0
.text { color: #EAEFC0; }
.background { background-color: #EAEFC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEFC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 239, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 59%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEFC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 239, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEFC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 239, 192, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EAEFC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEFC0">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C7C2EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.61:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EAEFC0: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEFC0
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 #EAEFC0: ·
How #EAEFC0 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 #EAEFC0 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 #EAEFC0?
#EAEFC0 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 239, 192). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEFC0?
#EAEFC0 is RGB 234, 239, 192 — HSL 66°, 59%, 85% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 20%, 6%.
What colors go with #EAEFC0?
Its complement is #C7C2EF; analogous partners are #EFDDC2 and #D4EFC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EAEFC0 for text?
Black text on #EAEFC0 has a contrast ratio of 17.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.