Palettes / Colors / #E8EAAF
#E8EAAF — Light Yellow
#E8EAAF 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 #E8EAAF 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.
#E8EAAF 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 #B0AEEA; it also sits naturally between #EACEAE and #CAEAAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #E8EAAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 232, 234, 175 |
| HSL | 62°, 58%, 80% |
| HSV | 62°, 25%, 92% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 25%, 8% |
| XYZ | 70.44, 79.10, 52.11 |
| Yxy | 79.10, 0.3493, 0.3923 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.28, -9.93, 28.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.94, -9.66, 23.55 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 91% · Green 92% · Blue 69%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #E8EAAF
.text { color: #E8EAAF; }
.background { background-color: #E8EAAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8EAAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 234, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 58%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8EAAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 234, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8EAAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 234, 175, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#E8EAAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8EAAF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #E8EAAF
Tints of #E8EAAF
Tones of #E8EAAF
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B0AEEA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.82:1 AAA |
Best text color on #E8EAAF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E8EAAF
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 #E8EAAF: ·
How #E8EAAF 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 #E8EAAF 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 #E8EAAF?
#E8EAAF is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 232, 234, 175). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #E8EAAF?
#E8EAAF is RGB 232, 234, 175 — HSL 62°, 58%, 80% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 25%, 8%.
What colors go with #E8EAAF?
Its complement is #B0AEEA; analogous partners are #EACEAE and #CAEAAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #E8EAAF for text?
Black text on #E8EAAF has a contrast ratio of 16.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.