Palettes / Colors / #E5EAAE
#E5EAAE — Light Yellow
#E5EAAE 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 #E5EAAE 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.
#E5EAAE 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 #B3AEEA; it also sits naturally between #EAD1AE and #C7EAAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E5EAAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 229, 234, 174 |
| HSL | 65°, 59%, 80% |
| HSV | 65°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 26%, 8% |
| XYZ | 69.38, 78.56, 51.55 |
| Yxy | 78.56, 0.3478, 0.3938 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.03, -11.17, 28.66 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.63, -10.83, 23.61 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 90% · Green 92% · Blue 68%
Cyan 2% · 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 #E5EAAE
.text { color: #E5EAAE; }
.background { background-color: #E5EAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E5EAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(229, 234, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E5EAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(229, 234, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E5EAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(229, 234, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E5EAAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E5EAAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E5EAAE
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Tones of #E5EAAE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B3AEEA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.71:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E5EAAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E5EAAE
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 #E5EAAE: ·
How #E5EAAE 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 #E5EAAE 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 #E5EAAE?
#E5EAAE is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 229, 234, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E5EAAE?
#E5EAAE is RGB 229, 234, 174 — HSL 65°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 26%, 8%.
What colors go with #E5EAAE?
Its complement is #B3AEEA; analogous partners are #EAD1AE and #C7EAAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E5EAAE for text?
Black text on #E5EAAE has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.