Palettes / Colors / #EEECBE
#EEECBE — Pale Yellow
#EEECBE 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 #EEECBE 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.
#EEECBE 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 #BEC0EE; it also sits naturally between #EED5BE and #D8EEBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEECBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 236, 190 |
| HSL | 58°, 59%, 84% |
| HSV | 58°, 20%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 20%, 7% |
| XYZ | 74.55, 81.89, 60.59 |
| Yxy | 81.89, 0.3435, 0.3773 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.52, -6.67, 22.61 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.49, -6.57, 19.44 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 93% · 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 #EEECBE
.text { color: #EEECBE; }
.background { background-color: #EEECBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEECBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 236, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 59%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEECBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 236, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEECBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 236, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEECBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEECBE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEECBE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEC0EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.21:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEECBE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEECBE
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 #EEECBE: ·
How #EEECBE 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 #EEECBE 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 #EEECBE?
#EEECBE is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 236, 190). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEECBE?
#EEECBE is RGB 238, 236, 190 — HSL 58°, 59%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 20%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEECBE?
Its complement is #BEC0EE; analogous partners are #EED5BE and #D8EEBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEECBE for text?
Black text on #EEECBE has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.