Palettes / Colors / #EAEFCA

#EAEFCA — Pale Muted Yellow

#EAEFCA is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #EAEFCA 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.

#EAEFCA 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 #CDC8EF; it also sits naturally between #EFE0C8 and #D6EFC8. 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 79%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAEFCA

.text { color: #EAEFCA; }
.background { background-color: #EAEFCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEFCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 239, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 54%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEFCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 239, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEFCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 239, 202, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDC8EF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAEFCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEFCA

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 #EAEFCA 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 #EAEFCA 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

← #EAEFC9  ·  #EAEFCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEFCA?

#EAEFCA is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 239, 202). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEFCA?

#EAEFCA is RGB 234, 239, 202 — HSL 68°, 54%, 86% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 15%, 6%.

What colors go with #EAEFCA?

Its complement is #CDC8EF; analogous partners are #EFE0C8 and #D6EFC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEFCA for text?

Black text on #EAEFCA has a contrast ratio of 17.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.