Palettes / Colors / #EEEAAD
#EEEAAD — Light Yellow
#EEEAAD is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #EEEAAD 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.
#EEEAAD 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 #AFB3EF; it also sits naturally between #EFCAAF and #D3EFAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEEAAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 234, 173 |
| HSL | 56°, 66%, 81% |
| HSV | 56°, 27%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 27%, 7% |
| XYZ | 72.23, 80.04, 51.18 |
| Yxy | 80.04, 0.3550, 0.3934 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.70, -7.97, 30.19 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.47, -7.80, 24.76 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 92% · Blue 68%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEEAAD
.text { color: #EEEAAD; }
.background { background-color: #EEEAAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEAAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 234, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 66%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEAAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 234, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEAAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 234, 173, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEEAAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEAAD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AFB3EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.01:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEEAAD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEAAD
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 #EEEAAD: ·
How #EEEAAD 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 #EEEAAD 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 #EEEAAD?
#EEEAAD is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 234, 173). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEAAD?
#EEEAAD is RGB 238, 234, 173 — HSL 56°, 66%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 27%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEEAAD?
Its complement is #AFB3EF; analogous partners are #EFCAAF and #D3EFAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEEAAD for text?
Black text on #EEEAAD has a contrast ratio of 17.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.