Palettes / Colors / #EEEEC2

#EEEEC2 — Pale Yellow

#EEEEC2 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Bisque (#FFE4C4). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EEEEC2 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 #C3C3EE; it also sits naturally between #EED9C3 and #D9EEC3. 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 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #EEEEC2

.text { color: #EEEEC2; }
.background { background-color: #EEEEC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEEC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 238, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 56%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEEC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 238, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEEC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 238, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEEEC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEEC2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3C3EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEEEC2: #000000.

How #EEEEC2 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 #EEEEC2 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEEEC1  ·  #EEEEC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEEC2?

#EEEEC2 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 238, 194). Its closest standard named color is Bisque.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEEC2?

#EEEEC2 is RGB 238, 238, 194 — HSL 60°, 56%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 18%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEEEC2?

Its complement is #C3C3EE; analogous partners are #EED9C3 and #D9EEC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEEEC2 for text?

Black text on #EEEEC2 has a contrast ratio of 17.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.