Palettes / Colors / #EEEBBE
#EEEBBE — Pale Yellow
#EEEBBE 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 #EEEBBE 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.
#EEEBBE 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 #BEC1EE; it also sits naturally between #EED3BE and #D9EEBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEEBBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 235, 190 |
| HSL | 56°, 59%, 84% |
| HSV | 56°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 20%, 7% |
| XYZ | 74.26, 81.31, 60.50 |
| Yxy | 81.31, 0.3437, 0.3763 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.27, -6.16, 22.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.17, -6.08, 19.14 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 92% · Blue 75%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · 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 #EEEBBE
.text { color: #EEEBBE; }
.background { background-color: #EEEBBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEBBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 235, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEBBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 235, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEBBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 235, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEEBBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEBBE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEEBBE
Tints of #EEEBBE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEC1EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.26:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEEBBE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEBBE
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 #EEEBBE: ·
How #EEEBBE 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 #EEEBBE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
Browse neighbouring colors
Frequently asked questions
What color is #EEEBBE?
#EEEBBE is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 235, 190). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEBBE?
#EEEBBE is RGB 238, 235, 190 — HSL 56°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 20%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEEBBE?
Its complement is #BEC1EE; analogous partners are #EED3BE and #D9EEBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEEBBE for text?
Black text on #EEEBBE has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.