Palettes / Colors / #E7EEAA

#E7EEAA — Light Yellow

#E7EEAA is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E7EEAA 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 #B1AAEE; it also sits naturally between #EED3AA and #C5EEAA. 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 91% · Green 93% · Blue 67%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E7EEAA

.text { color: #E7EEAA; }
.background { background-color: #E7EEAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E7EEAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(231, 238, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E7EEAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(231, 238, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E7EEAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(231, 238, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E7EEAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E7EEAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1AAEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E7EEAA: #000000.

How #E7EEAA 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 #E7EEAA 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

← #E7EEA9  ·  #E7EEAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E7EEAA?

#E7EEAA is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 231, 238, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E7EEAA?

#E7EEAA is RGB 231, 238, 170 — HSL 66°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 29%, 7%.

What colors go with #E7EEAA?

Its complement is #B1AAEE; analogous partners are #EED3AA and #C5EEAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E7EEAA for text?

Black text on #E7EEAA has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.