Palettes / Colors / #EEE6AA

#EEE6AA — Light Yellow

#EEE6AA is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EEE6AA 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 #AAB2EE; it also sits naturally between #EEC4AA and #D4EEAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 90% · Blue 67%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEE6AA

.text { color: #EEE6AA; }
.background { background-color: #EEE6AA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEE6AA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 230, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEE6AA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 230, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEE6AA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 230, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEE6AA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEE6AA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAB2EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEE6AA: #000000.

How #EEE6AA 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 #EEE6AA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEE6A9  ·  #EEE6AB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEE6AA?

#EEE6AA is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 230, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEE6AA?

#EEE6AA is RGB 238, 230, 170 — HSL 53°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 29%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEE6AA?

Its complement is #AAB2EE; analogous partners are #EEC4AA and #D4EEAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEE6AA for text?

Black text on #EEE6AA has a contrast ratio of 16.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.