Palettes / Colors / #E8EAAB
#E8EAAB — Light Yellow
#E8EAAB 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 #E8EAAB 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.
#E8EAAB 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 #ABA9EA; it also sits naturally between #EACCA9 and #C7EAA9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E8EAAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 232, 234, 171 |
| HSL | 62°, 60%, 79% |
| HSV | 62°, 27%, 92% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 27%, 8% |
| XYZ | 70.05, 78.94, 50.07 |
| Yxy | 78.94, 0.3519, 0.3966 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.21, -10.46, 30.47 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.85, -10.16, 24.86 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 91% · Green 92% · Blue 67%
Cyan 1% · 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 #E8EAAB
.text { color: #E8EAAB; }
.background { background-color: #E8EAAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8EAAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 234, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 60%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8EAAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 234, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8EAAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 234, 171, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E8EAAB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8EAAB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E8EAAB
Tints of #E8EAAB
Tones of #E8EAAB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #ABA9EA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.79:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E8EAAB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E8EAAB
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 #E8EAAB: ·
How #E8EAAB 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 #E8EAAB 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 #E8EAAB?
#E8EAAB is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 232, 234, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E8EAAB?
#E8EAAB is RGB 232, 234, 171 — HSL 62°, 60%, 79% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 27%, 8%.
What colors go with #E8EAAB?
Its complement is #ABA9EA; analogous partners are #EACCA9 and #C7EAA9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E8EAAB for text?
Black text on #E8EAAB has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.