Palettes / Colors / #EEEFBC
#EEEFBC — Pale Yellow
#EEEFBC 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 #EEEFBC 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.
#EEEFBC 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 #BEBDEF; it also sits naturally between #EFD7BD and #D5EFBD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEEFBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 239, 188 |
| HSL | 61°, 61%, 84% |
| HSV | 61°, 21%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 21%, 6% |
| XYZ | 75.20, 83.54, 59.74 |
| Yxy | 83.54, 0.3442, 0.3824 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.25, -8.45, 24.63 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.40, -8.33, 21.03 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 94% · Blue 74%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEEFBC
.text { color: #EEEFBC; }
.background { background-color: #EEEFBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEFBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 239, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 61%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEFBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 239, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEFBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 239, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEEFBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEFBC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEBDEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.19:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.71:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEEFBC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEFBC
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 #EEEFBC: ·
How #EEEFBC 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 #EEEFBC 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 #EEEFBC?
#EEEFBC is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 239, 188). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEFBC?
#EEEFBC is RGB 238, 239, 188 — HSL 61°, 61%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 21%, 6%.
What colors go with #EEEFBC?
Its complement is #BEBDEF; analogous partners are #EFD7BD and #D5EFBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEEFBC for text?
Black text on #EEEFBC has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.