Palettes / Colors / #EEEDE2

#EEEDE2 — Pale Dusty Yellow

#EEEDE2 is a yellow color we call Pale Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EEEDE2 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 #E2E3EE; it also sits naturally between #EEE7E2 and #E9EEE2. 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 93% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEEDE2

.text { color: #EEEDE2; }
.background { background-color: #EEEDE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEDE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 237, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 26%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEDE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 237, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEDE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 237, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEEDE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEDE2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2E3EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEEDE2: #000000.

How #EEEDE2 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 #EEEDE2 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

← #EEEDE1  ·  #EEEDE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEDE2?

#EEEDE2 is Pale Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 237, 226). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEDE2?

#EEEDE2 is RGB 238, 237, 226 — HSL 55°, 26%, 91% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 5%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEEDE2?

Its complement is #E2E3EE; analogous partners are #EEE7E2 and #E9EEE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEEDE2 for text?

Black text on #EEEDE2 has a contrast ratio of 17.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.