Palettes / Colors / #EAEFC4

#EAEFC4 — Pale Yellow

#EAEFC4 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blanchedalmond (#FFEBCD) — not an exact match. CSS blanchedalmond gives you #FFEBCD, a different color; use #EAEFC4 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.

#EAEFC4 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 #C8C3EF; it also sits naturally between #EFDEC3 and #D4EFC3. 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 94% · Blue 77%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAEFC4

.text { color: #EAEFC4; }
.background { background-color: #EAEFC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEFC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 239, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 57%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEFC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 239, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEFC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 239, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAEFC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEFC4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8C3EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAEFC4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEFC4

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:

How #EAEFC4 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 #EAEFC4 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

← #EAEFC3  ·  #EAEFC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEFC4?

#EAEFC4 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 239, 196). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEFC4?

#EAEFC4 is RGB 234, 239, 196 — HSL 67°, 57%, 85% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 18%, 6%.

What colors go with #EAEFC4?

Its complement is #C8C3EF; analogous partners are #EFDEC3 and #D4EFC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEFC4 for text?

Black text on #EAEFC4 has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.