Palettes / Colors / #EEEBDD

#EEEBDD — Pale Muted Yellow

#EEEBDD is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EEEBDD 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 #DDE0EE; it also sits naturally between #EEE2DD and #E9EEDD. 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 87%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEEBDD

.text { color: #EEEBDD; }
.background { background-color: #EEEBDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEBDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 235, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(49, 33%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEBDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 235, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEBDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 235, 221, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDE0EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEEBDD: #000000.

How #EEEBDD 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 #EEEBDD

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEEBDC  ·  #EEEBDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEBDD?

#EEEBDD is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 235, 221). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEBDD?

#EEEBDD is RGB 238, 235, 221 — HSL 49°, 33%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 7%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEEBDD?

Its complement is #DDE0EE; analogous partners are #EEE2DD and #E9EEDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEEBDD for text?

Black text on #EEEBDD has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.