Palettes / Colors / #E6EAAA
#E6EAAA — Light Yellow
#E6EAAA 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 #E6EAAA 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.
#E6EAAA 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 #AEA9EA; it also sits naturally between #EACEA9 and #C5EAA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E6EAAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 230, 234, 170 |
| HSL | 64°, 60%, 79% |
| HSV | 64°, 27%, 92% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 27%, 8% |
| XYZ | 69.31, 78.57, 49.54 |
| Yxy | 78.57, 0.3511, 0.3980 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.04, -11.33, 30.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.64, -10.98, 25.01 |
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
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CSS code for #E6EAAA
.text { color: #E6EAAA; }
.background { background-color: #E6EAAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E6EAAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(230, 234, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 60%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E6EAAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(230, 234, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E6EAAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(230, 234, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E6EAAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E6EAAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AEA9EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.71:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E6EAAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E6EAAA
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 #E6EAAA: ·
How #E6EAAA 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 #E6EAAA 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 #E6EAAA?
#E6EAAA is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 230, 234, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E6EAAA?
#E6EAAA is RGB 230, 234, 170 — HSL 64°, 60%, 79% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 27%, 8%.
What colors go with #E6EAAA?
Its complement is #AEA9EA; analogous partners are #EACEA9 and #C5EAA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E6EAAA for text?
Black text on #E6EAAA has a contrast ratio of 16.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.