Palettes / Colors / #EEEECC

#EEEECC — Pale Muted Yellow

#EEEECC is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EEEECC 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 #CDCDEE; it also sits naturally between #EEDECD and #DEEECD. 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 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEEECC

.text { color: #EEEECC; }
.background { background-color: #EEEECC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEECC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 238, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 50%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEECC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 238, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEECC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 238, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #EEEECC

Tints of #EEEECC

Tones of #EEEECC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDCDEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEEECC: #000000.

How #EEEECC 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 #EEEECC 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

← #EEEECB  ·  #EEEECD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEECC?

#EEEECC is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 238, 204). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEECC?

#EEEECC is RGB 238, 238, 204 — HSL 60°, 50%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEEECC?

Its complement is #CDCDEE; analogous partners are #EEDECD and #DEEECD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEEECC for text?

Black text on #EEEECC has a contrast ratio of 17.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.