Palettes / Colors / #EEEBD2

#EEEBD2 — Pale Muted Yellow

#EEEBD2 is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #EEEBD2 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.

#EEEBD2 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 #D3D5EE; it also sits naturally between #EEDED3 and #E3EED3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 92% · Blue 82%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 12% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EEEBD2

.text { color: #EEEBD2; }
.background { background-color: #EEEBD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEBD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 235, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 45%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEBD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 235, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEBD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 235, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEEBD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEBD2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3D5EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEEBD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEBD2

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:

How #EEEBD2 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 #EEEBD2 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

← #EEEBD1  ·  #EEEBD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEBD2?

#EEEBD2 is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 235, 210). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEBD2?

#EEEBD2 is RGB 238, 235, 210 — HSL 54°, 45%, 88% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 12%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEEBD2?

Its complement is #D3D5EE; analogous partners are #EEDED3 and #E3EED3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEEBD2 for text?

Black text on #EEEBD2 has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.