Palettes / Colors / #EEEFCB
#EEEFCB — Pale Muted Yellow
#EEEFCB is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color AntiqueWhite (#FAEBD7). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: antiquewhite (#FAEBD7) — not an exact match. CSS antiquewhite gives you #FAEBD7, a different color; use #EEEFCB 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.
#EEEFCB 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 #CDCCEF; it also sits naturally between #EFDFCC and #DDEFCC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEEFCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 239, 203 |
| HSL | 62°, 53%, 87% |
| HSV | 62°, 15%, 94% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 15%, 6% |
| XYZ | 76.91, 84.22, 68.70 |
| Yxy | 84.22, 0.3346, 0.3665 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.55, -6.27, 17.33 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.77, -6.21, 15.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 94% · Blue 80%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEEFCB
.text { color: #EEEFCB; }
.background { background-color: #EEEFCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEFCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 239, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 53%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEFCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 239, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEFCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 239, 203, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEEFCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEFCB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CDCCEF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.18:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.84:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEEFCB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEFCB
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 #EEEFCB: ·
How #EEEFCB 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 #EEEFCB 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 #EEEFCB?
#EEEFCB is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 239, 203). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEFCB?
#EEEFCB is RGB 238, 239, 203 — HSL 62°, 53%, 87% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 15%, 6%.
What colors go with #EEEFCB?
Its complement is #CDCCEF; analogous partners are #EFDFCC and #DDEFCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEEFCB for text?
Black text on #EEEFCB has a contrast ratio of 17.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.