Palettes / Colors / #EEEEB0

#EEEEB0 — Light Yellow

#EEEEB0 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) — not an exact match. CSS palegoldenrod gives you #EEE8AA, a different color; use #EEEEB0 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.

#EEEEB0 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 #AFAFEE; it also sits naturally between #EECFAF and #CFEEAF. 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 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEEEB0

.text { color: #EEEEB0; }
.background { background-color: #EEEEB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEEB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 238, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 65%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEEB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 238, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEEB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 238, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEEEB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEEB0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFAFEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEEEB0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEEB0

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 #EEEEB0 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 #EEEEB0 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

← #EEEEAF  ·  #EEEEB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEEB0?

#EEEEB0 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 238, 176). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEEB0?

#EEEEB0 is RGB 238, 238, 176 — HSL 60°, 65%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 26%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEEEB0?

Its complement is #AFAFEE; analogous partners are #EECFAF and #CFEEAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEEEB0 for text?

Black text on #EEEEB0 has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.