Palettes / Colors / #EAEE9B

#EAEE9B — Light Yellow

#EAEE9B 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 #EAEE9B 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.

#EAEE9B is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9F9BEE; it also sits naturally between #EEC99B and #C0EE9B. 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 92% · Green 93% · Blue 61%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EAEE9B

.text { color: #EAEE9B; }
.background { background-color: #EAEE9B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEE9B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 238, 155); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 71%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEE9B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 238, 155, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEE9B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 238, 155, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAEE9B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEE9B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9F9BEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAEE9B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEE9B

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:

How #EAEE9B 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 #EAEE9B 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

← #EAEE9A  ·  #EAEE9C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEE9B?

#EAEE9B is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 238, 155). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEE9B?

#EAEE9B is RGB 234, 238, 155 — HSL 63°, 71%, 77% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 35%, 7%.

What colors go with #EAEE9B?

Its complement is #9F9BEE; analogous partners are #EEC99B and #C0EE9B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEE9B for text?

Black text on #EAEE9B has a contrast ratio of 17.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.