Palettes / Colors / #EEDCAE
#EEDCAE — Light Yellow
#EEDCAE is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #EEDCAE 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.
#EEDCAE 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 #AFC1EE; it also sits naturally between #EEBDAF and #E0EEAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEDCAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 220, 174 |
| HSL | 43°, 65%, 81% |
| HSV | 43°, 27%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 27%, 7% |
| XYZ | 68.49, 72.42, 50.41 |
| Yxy | 72.42, 0.3580, 0.3785 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.17, -0.74, 24.88 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.10, -0.72, 20.58 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEDCAE
.text { color: #EEDCAE; }
.background { background-color: #EEDCAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDCAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 220, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDCAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 220, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDCAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 220, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEDCAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDCAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEDCAE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFC1EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.36:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.48:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEDCAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDCAE
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 #EEDCAE: ·
How #EEDCAE 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 #EEDCAE 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 #EEDCAE?
#EEDCAE is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 220, 174). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDCAE?
#EEDCAE is RGB 238, 220, 174 — HSL 43°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 27%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEDCAE?
Its complement is #AFC1EE; analogous partners are #EEBDAF and #E0EEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEDCAE for text?
Black text on #EEDCAE has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.