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#EEDEA2 — Light Yellow

#EEDEA2 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 #EEDEA2 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.

#EEDEA2 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 #A0B1EE; it also sits naturally between #EEB6A0 and #D8EEA0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEDEA2 · RGB 238, 222, 162

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Color values

HEX#EEDEA2
RGB238, 222, 162
HSL47°, 69%, 78%
HSV47°, 32%, 93%
CMYK0%, 7%, 32%, 7%
XYZ67.90, 73.03, 44.70
Yxy73.03, 0.3658, 0.3934
CIE-Lab88.46, -3.29, 31.46
Hunter Lab85.46, -3.20, 25.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 32% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEDEA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEDEA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEDEA2

.text { color: #EEDEA2; }
.background { background-color: #EEDEA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDEA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 222, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 69%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDEA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 222, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDEA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 222, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEDEA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDEA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEDEA2

#E8D282#E2C660#DCBB41#CFAA26#B19120#93791B#705C15#52430F#2F2709#110E03

Tints of #EEDEA2

#EFE0A9#F1E3B1#F2E5B6#F3E8BE#F5EBC7#F6EED0#F8F1D8#F9F3DD#FAF6E5#FCF9EE

Tones of #EEDEA2

#E8DAA6#E2D6AB#DDD3B1#D8D0B6#D2CDBC#CDCAC1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A0B1EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.35:1 Fails
Against black text15.61:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEDEA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDEA2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EEDEA2: ·

How #EEDEA2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E7E7B1Deuteranopia · #E8E9B4Tritanopia · #EDBCBF

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEDEA2 rather than the exact color:

Palette F0dca2
#F0DCA2 · #E0B58C · #CD7856 · #B5421E
Velvet Mosaic
#CB0807 · #D75910 · #DEBD50 · #F2E19E
Palette A47251
#A47251 · #DD9E59 · #F0D8A1 · #DCF0C3
Dreamy Ember
#9416B1 · #E4288E · #ED7A6D · #F4E0A5
Palette D6d85d
#D6D85D · #ECEDB0 · #EAD8A4 · #F68537
Palette 2e2910
#2E2910 · #2C5745 · #EBE3A7 · #EB7D00

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F0DCA2#F2E19E#F0D8A1#F4E0A5#EAD8A4#EBE3A7#F1E5A1#F2E6A1#EFDCAB#E6D9A2#F5DAA7#F8E0A4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEDEA1  ·  #EEDEA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDEA2?

#EEDEA2 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 222, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDEA2?

#EEDEA2 is RGB 238, 222, 162 — HSL 47°, 69%, 78% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 32%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDEA2?

Its complement is #A0B1EE; analogous partners are #EEB6A0 and #D8EEA0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDEA2 for text?

Black text on #EEDEA2 has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.