Palettes / Colors / #E8EEBA

#E8EEBA — Pale Yellow

#E8EEBA is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E8EEBA 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 #C0BAEE; it also sits naturally between #EEDABA and #CEEEBA. 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 73%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E8EEBA

.text { color: #E8EEBA; }
.background { background-color: #E8EEBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E8EEBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(232, 238, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 60%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E8EEBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(232, 238, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E8EEBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(232, 238, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E8EEBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E8EEBA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0BAEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E8EEBA: #000000.

How #E8EEBA 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 #E8EEBA 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

← #E8EEB9  ·  #E8EEBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E8EEBA?

#E8EEBA is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 232, 238, 186). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E8EEBA?

#E8EEBA is RGB 232, 238, 186 — HSL 67°, 60%, 83% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 22%, 7%.

What colors go with #E8EEBA?

Its complement is #C0BAEE; analogous partners are #EEDABA and #CEEEBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E8EEBA for text?

Black text on #E8EEBA has a contrast ratio of 17.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.