Palettes / Colors / #EEEBAA
#EEEBAA — Light Yellow
#EEEBAA 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 #EEEBAA 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.
#EEEBAA 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 #AAADEE; it also sits naturally between #EEC9AA and #CFEEAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEEBAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 235, 170 |
| HSL | 57°, 67%, 80% |
| HSV | 57°, 29%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 29%, 7% |
| XYZ | 72.22, 80.50, 49.76 |
| Yxy | 80.50, 0.3567, 0.3975 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.91, -8.85, 31.99 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.72, -8.66, 26.00 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 92% · Blue 67%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEEBAA
.text { color: #EEEBAA; }
.background { background-color: #EEEBAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEBAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 235, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEBAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 235, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEBAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 235, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEEBAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEBAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #AAADEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.10:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEEBAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEBAA
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 #EEEBAA: ·
How #EEEBAA 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 #EEEBAA 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 #EEEBAA?
#EEEBAA is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 235, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEBAA?
#EEEBAA is RGB 238, 235, 170 — HSL 57°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 29%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEEBAA?
Its complement is #AAADEE; analogous partners are #EEC9AA and #CFEEAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEEBAA for text?
Black text on #EEEBAA has a contrast ratio of 17.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.