Palettes / Colors / #EEEEB1
#EEEEB1 — Light Yellow
#EEEEB1 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 #EEEEB1 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.
#EEEEB1 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 #B0B0EE; it also sits naturally between #EECFB0 and #CFEEB0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEEEB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 238, 177 |
| HSL | 60°, 64%, 81% |
| HSV | 60°, 26%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 26%, 7% |
| XYZ | 73.77, 82.50, 53.63 |
| Yxy | 82.50, 0.3515, 0.3930 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.80, -9.45, 29.63 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.83, -9.27, 24.54 |
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
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CSS code for #EEEEB1
.text { color: #EEEEB1; }
.background { background-color: #EEEEB1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEEB1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 238, 177); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 64%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEEB1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 238, 177, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEEB1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 238, 177, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEEEB1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEEB1">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B0B0EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.50:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEEEB1: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEEB1
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 #EEEEB1: ·
How #EEEEB1 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 #EEEEB1 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EEEEB1?
#EEEEB1 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 238, 177). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEEB1?
#EEEEB1 is RGB 238, 238, 177 — HSL 60°, 64%, 81% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 26%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEEEB1?
Its complement is #B0B0EE; analogous partners are #EECFB0 and #CFEEB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEEEB1 for text?
Black text on #EEEEB1 has a contrast ratio of 17.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.