Palettes / Colors / #EEEEC4

#EEEEC4 — Pale Yellow

#EEEEC4 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EEEEC4 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 #C4C4EE; it also sits naturally between #EED9C4 and #D9EEC4. 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 77%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEEEC4

.text { color: #EEEEC4; }
.background { background-color: #EEEEC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEEC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 238, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 55%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEEC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 238, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEEC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 238, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEEEC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEEC4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4C4EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEEEC4: #000000.

How #EEEEC4 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 #EEEEC4 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

← #EEEEC3  ·  #EEEEC5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEEC4?

#EEEEC4 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 238, 196). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEEC4?

#EEEEC4 is RGB 238, 238, 196 — HSL 60°, 55%, 85% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 18%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEEEC4?

Its complement is #C4C4EE; analogous partners are #EED9C4 and #D9EEC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEEEC4 for text?

Black text on #EEEEC4 has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.