Palettes / Colors / #EED485

#EED485 — Light Yellow

#EED485 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #EED485 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.

#EED485 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 #86A0EE; it also sits naturally between #EEA086 and #D4EE86. 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 93% · Green 83% · Blue 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 44% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EED485

.text { color: #EED485; }
.background { background-color: #EED485; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EED485; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 212, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 76%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EED485; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 212, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EED485; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 212, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EED485">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EED485">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EED485

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #86A0EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EED485: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EED485

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 #EED485 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 #EED485 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EED485?

#EED485 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 212, 133). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EED485?

#EED485 is RGB 238, 212, 133 — HSL 45°, 76%, 73% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 44%, 7%.

What colors go with #EED485?

Its complement is #86A0EE; analogous partners are #EEA086 and #D4EE86. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EED485 for text?

Black text on #EED485 has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.