Palettes / Colors / #EEEEB7
#EEEEB7 — Pale Yellow
#EEEEB7 is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #EEEEB7 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.
#EEEEB7 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 #B9B9EF; it also sits naturally between #EFD4B9 and #D4EFB9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEEEB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 238, 183 |
| HSL | 60°, 62%, 83% |
| HSV | 60°, 23%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 23%, 7% |
| XYZ | 74.38, 82.75, 56.85 |
| Yxy | 82.75, 0.3476, 0.3867 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.90, -8.64, 26.72 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.96, -8.50, 22.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 72%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEEEB7
.text { color: #EEEEB7; }
.background { background-color: #EEEEB7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEEB7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 238, 183); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 62%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEEB7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 238, 183, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEEB7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 238, 183, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEEEB7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEEB7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B9B9EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.55:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEEEB7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEEB7
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 #EEEEB7: ·
How #EEEEB7 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 #EEEEB7 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 #EEEEB7?
#EEEEB7 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 238, 183). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEEB7?
#EEEEB7 is RGB 238, 238, 183 — HSL 60°, 62%, 83% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 23%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEEEB7?
Its complement is #B9B9EF; analogous partners are #EFD4B9 and #D4EFB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEEEB7 for text?
Black text on #EEEEB7 has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.