Palettes / Colors / #EEE9BE
#EEE9BE — Pale Yellow
#EEE9BE 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 #EEE9BE 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.
#EEE9BE 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 #BEC3EE; it also sits naturally between #EED1BE and #DBEEBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEE9BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 233, 190 |
| HSL | 54°, 59%, 84% |
| HSV | 54°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 20%, 7% |
| XYZ | 73.69, 80.17, 60.31 |
| Yxy | 80.17, 0.3441, 0.3743 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.76, -5.15, 21.55 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.54, -5.08, 18.56 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 91% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · 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 #EEE9BE
.text { color: #EEE9BE; }
.background { background-color: #EEE9BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEE9BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 233, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEE9BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 233, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEE9BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 233, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEE9BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEE9BE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEC3EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.03:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEE9BE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEE9BE
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 #EEE9BE: ·
How #EEE9BE 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 #EEE9BE 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 #EEE9BE?
#EEE9BE is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 233, 190). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEE9BE?
#EEE9BE is RGB 238, 233, 190 — HSL 54°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 20%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEE9BE?
Its complement is #BEC3EE; analogous partners are #EED1BE and #DBEEBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEE9BE for text?
Black text on #EEE9BE has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.