Palettes / Colors / #EEDEB4
#EEDEB4 — Pale Yellow
#EEDEB4 is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #EEDEB4 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.
#EEDEB4 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 #B4C5EE; it also sits naturally between #EEC1B4 and #E1EEB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEDEB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 222, 180 |
| HSL | 43°, 63%, 82% |
| HSV | 43°, 24%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 7%, 24%, 7% |
| XYZ | 69.62, 73.71, 53.74 |
| Yxy | 73.71, 0.3533, 0.3740 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.79, -0.96, 22.61 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.86, -0.94, 19.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 71%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 24% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEDEB4
.text { color: #EEDEB4; }
.background { background-color: #EEDEB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDEB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 222, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(43, 63%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDEB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 222, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDEB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 222, 180, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEDEB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDEB4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEDEB4
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Tones of #EEDEB4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B4C5EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.74:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEDEB4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDEB4
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 #EEDEB4: ·
How #EEDEB4 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 #EEDEB4 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 #EEDEB4?
#EEDEB4 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 222, 180). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDEB4?
#EEDEB4 is RGB 238, 222, 180 — HSL 43°, 63%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 24%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEDEB4?
Its complement is #B4C5EE; analogous partners are #EEC1B4 and #E1EEB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEDEB4 for text?
Black text on #EEDEB4 has a contrast ratio of 15.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.