Palettes / Colors / #EEDFB0
#EEDFB0 — Light Yellow
#EEDFB0 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 #EEDFB0 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.
#EEDFB0 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 #AFBFEE; it also sits naturally between #EEBFAF and #DEEEAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEDFB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 223, 176 |
| HSL | 45°, 65%, 81% |
| HSV | 45°, 26%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 26%, 7% |
| XYZ | 69.48, 74.09, 51.71 |
| Yxy | 74.09, 0.3558, 0.3794 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.96, -2.01, 24.93 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.07, -1.97, 20.71 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 69%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · 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 #EEDFB0
.text { color: #EEDFB0; }
.background { background-color: #EEDFB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDFB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 223, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDFB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 223, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDFB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 223, 176, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEDFB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDFB0">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEDFB0
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Tones of #EEDFB0
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFBFEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.33:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.82:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEDFB0: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDFB0
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 #EEDFB0: ·
How #EEDFB0 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 #EEDFB0 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 #EEDFB0?
#EEDFB0 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 223, 176). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDFB0?
#EEDFB0 is RGB 238, 223, 176 — HSL 45°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 26%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEDFB0?
Its complement is #AFBFEE; analogous partners are #EEBFAF and #DEEEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEDFB0 for text?
Black text on #EEDFB0 has a contrast ratio of 15.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.