Palettes / Colors / #EEDCB0
#EEDCB0 — Light Yellow
#EEDCB0 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 #EEDCB0 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.
#EEDCB0 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 | #EEDCB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 220, 176 |
| HSL | 43°, 65%, 81% |
| HSV | 43°, 26%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 8%, 26%, 7% |
| XYZ | 68.69, 72.50, 51.45 |
| Yxy | 72.50, 0.3566, 0.3763 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.21, -0.47, 23.89 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.15, -0.46, 19.88 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 69%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 26% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEDCB0
.text { color: #EEDCB0; }
.background { background-color: #EEDCB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDCB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 220, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDCB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 220, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDCB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 220, 176, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEDCB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDCB0">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEDCB0
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFC1EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEDCB0: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDCB0
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 #EEDCB0: ·
How #EEDCB0 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 #EEDCB0 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 #EEDCB0?
#EEDCB0 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 220, 176). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDCB0?
#EEDCB0 is RGB 238, 220, 176 — HSL 43°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 26%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEDCB0?
Its complement is #AFC1EE; analogous partners are #EEBDAF and #E0EEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEDCB0 for text?
Black text on #EEDCB0 has a contrast ratio of 15.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.