Palettes / Colors / #EEDFB4
#EEDFB4 — Pale Yellow
#EEDFB4 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 #EEDFB4 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.
#EEDFB4 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 #B4C4EE; it also sits naturally between #EEC2B4 and #E1EEB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEDFB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 223, 180 |
| HSL | 44°, 63%, 82% |
| HSV | 44°, 24%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 6%, 24%, 7% |
| XYZ | 69.89, 74.25, 53.83 |
| Yxy | 74.25, 0.3530, 0.3751 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.04, -1.47, 22.96 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.17, -1.44, 19.30 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 87% · Blue 71%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · 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 #EEDFB4
.text { color: #EEDFB4; }
.background { background-color: #EEDFB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDFB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 223, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(44, 63%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDFB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 223, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDFB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 223, 180, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEDFB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDFB4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEDFB4
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Tones of #EEDFB4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #B4C4EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.85:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEDFB4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEDFB4
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 #EEDFB4: ·
How #EEDFB4 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 #EEDFB4 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 #EEDFB4?
#EEDFB4 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 223, 180). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDFB4?
#EEDFB4 is RGB 238, 223, 180 — HSL 44°, 63%, 82% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 24%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEDFB4?
Its complement is #B4C4EE; analogous partners are #EEC2B4 and #E1EEB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEDFB4 for text?
Black text on #EEDFB4 has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.