Palettes / Colors / #E4EAAD
#E4EAAD — Light Yellow
#E4EAAD is a yellow color we call Light 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 #E4EAAD 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.
#E4EAAD 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 #B4AEEA; it also sits naturally between #EAD2AE and #C6EAAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E4EAAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 228, 234, 173 |
| HSL | 66°, 59%, 80% |
| HSV | 66°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 3%, 0%, 26%, 8% |
| XYZ | 68.96, 78.36, 51.02 |
| Yxy | 78.36, 0.3477, 0.3951 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.94, -11.67, 29.04 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.52, -11.30, 23.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 89% · Green 92% · Blue 68%
Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E4EAAD
.text { color: #E4EAAD; }
.background { background-color: #E4EAAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E4EAAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(228, 234, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E4EAAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(228, 234, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E4EAAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(228, 234, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E4EAAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E4EAAD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B4AEEA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.67:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E4EAAD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E4EAAD
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 #E4EAAD: ·
How #E4EAAD 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 #E4EAAD 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 #E4EAAD?
#E4EAAD is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 228, 234, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E4EAAD?
#E4EAAD is RGB 228, 234, 173 — HSL 66°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 26%, 8%.
What colors go with #E4EAAD?
Its complement is #B4AEEA; analogous partners are #EAD2AE and #C6EAAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E4EAAD for text?
Black text on #E4EAAD has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.