Palettes / Colors / #EEEA8B
#EEEA8B — Light Yellow
#EEEA8B is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #EEEA8B 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.
#EEEA8B is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #8C8FEE; it also sits naturally between #EEB98C and #C0EE8C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEEA8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 234, 139 |
| HSL | 58°, 74%, 74% |
| HSV | 58°, 42%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 42%, 7% |
| XYZ | 69.34, 78.89, 36.00 |
| Yxy | 78.89, 0.3764, 0.4282 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.18, -11.88, 46.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.82, -11.51, 34.59 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 92% · Blue 55%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 42% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEEA8B
.text { color: #EEEA8B; }
.background { background-color: #EEEA8B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEA8B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 234, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 74%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEA8B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 234, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEA8B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 234, 139, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEEA8B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEA8B">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEEA8B
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #8C8FEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.25:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.78:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEEA8B: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEA8B
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 #EEEA8B: ·
How #EEEA8B 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 #EEEA8B 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 #EEEA8B?
#EEEA8B is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 234, 139). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEA8B?
#EEEA8B is RGB 238, 234, 139 — HSL 58°, 74%, 74% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 42%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEEA8B?
Its complement is #8C8FEE; analogous partners are #EEB98C and #C0EE8C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEEA8B for text?
Black text on #EEEA8B has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.