Palettes / Colors / #EEDCA5
#EEDCA5 — Light Yellow
#EEDCA5 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 #EEDCA5 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.
#EEDCA5 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 #A5B7EE; it also sits naturally between #EEB7A5 and #DCEEA5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEDCA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 220, 165 |
| HSL | 45°, 68%, 79% |
| HSV | 45°, 31%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 31%, 7% |
| XYZ | 67.64, 72.08, 45.94 |
| Yxy | 72.08, 0.3643, 0.3882 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.01, -1.90, 29.31 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.90, -1.85, 23.60 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 65%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 31% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEDCA5
.text { color: #EEDCA5; }
.background { background-color: #EEDCA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDCA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 220, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 68%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDCA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 220, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDCA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 220, 165, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEDCA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDCA5">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #A5B7EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.36:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.42:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEDCA5: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDCA5
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 #EEDCA5: ·
How #EEDCA5 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 #EEDCA5 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 #EEDCA5?
#EEDCA5 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 220, 165). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDCA5?
#EEDCA5 is RGB 238, 220, 165 — HSL 45°, 68%, 79% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 31%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEDCA5?
Its complement is #A5B7EE; analogous partners are #EEB7A5 and #DCEEA5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEDCA5 for text?
Black text on #EEDCA5 has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.