Palettes / Colors / #EED98C

#EED98C — Light Yellow

#EED98C is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EED98C 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 #8CA1EE; it also sits naturally between #EEA78C and #D2EE8C. 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 85% · Blue 55%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 41% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EED98C

.text { color: #EED98C; }
.background { background-color: #EED98C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EED98C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 217, 140); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 74%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EED98C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 217, 140, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EED98C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 217, 140, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EED98C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EED98C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8CA1EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EED98C: #000000.

How #EED98C 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 #EED98C 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

← #EED98B  ·  #EED98D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EED98C?

#EED98C is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 217, 140). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EED98C?

#EED98C is RGB 238, 217, 140 — HSL 47°, 74%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 41%, 7%.

What colors go with #EED98C?

Its complement is #8CA1EE; analogous partners are #EEA78C and #D2EE8C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EED98C for text?

Black text on #EED98C has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.