Palettes / Colors / #EEE8BE
#EEE8BE — Pale Yellow
#EEE8BE 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 #EEE8BE 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.
#EEE8BE 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 #BEC5EE; it also sits naturally between #EED0BE and #DDEEBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEE8BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 232, 190 |
| HSL | 52°, 59%, 84% |
| HSV | 52°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 20%, 7% |
| XYZ | 73.41, 79.61, 60.21 |
| Yxy | 79.61, 0.3443, 0.3733 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.51, -4.65, 21.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.22, -4.58, 18.26 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 91% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEE8BE
.text { color: #EEE8BE; }
.background { background-color: #EEE8BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEE8BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 232, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEE8BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 232, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEE8BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 232, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEE8BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEE8BE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEE8BE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEC5EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.92:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEE8BE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEE8BE
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 #EEE8BE: ·
How #EEE8BE 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 #EEE8BE 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 #EEE8BE?
#EEE8BE is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 232, 190). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEE8BE?
#EEE8BE is RGB 238, 232, 190 — HSL 52°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 20%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEE8BE?
Its complement is #BEC5EE; analogous partners are #EED0BE and #DDEEBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEE8BE for text?
Black text on #EEE8BE has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.