Palettes / Colors / #E5EAAB

#E5EAAB — Light Yellow

#E5EAAB is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E5EAAB 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 #AFA9EA; it also sits naturally between #EACFA9 and #C4EAA9. 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 90% · Green 92% · Blue 67%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E5EAAB

.text { color: #E5EAAB; }
.background { background-color: #E5EAAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E5EAAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 234, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 60%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E5EAAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 234, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E5EAAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 234, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E5EAAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E5EAAB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFA9EA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E5EAAB: #000000.

How #E5EAAB 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 #E5EAAB 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

← #E5EAAA  ·  #E5EAAC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E5EAAB?

#E5EAAB is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 229, 234, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E5EAAB?

#E5EAAB is RGB 229, 234, 171 — HSL 65°, 60%, 79% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 27%, 8%.

What colors go with #E5EAAB?

Its complement is #AFA9EA; analogous partners are #EACFA9 and #C4EAA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E5EAAB for text?

Black text on #E5EAAB has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.