Palettes / Colors / #EEF0DB

#EEF0DB — Pale Muted Yellow

#EEF0DB is a yellow color we call Pale Muted Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EEF0DB 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 #DDDBF0; it also sits naturally between #F0E8DB and #E3F0DB. 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 94% · Blue 86%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEF0DB

.text { color: #EEF0DB; }
.background { background-color: #EEF0DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF0DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 240, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 41%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF0DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 240, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF0DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 240, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEF0DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF0DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDDBF0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEF0DB: #000000.

How #EEF0DB 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 #EEF0DB 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

← #EEF0DA  ·  #EEF0DC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEF0DB?

#EEF0DB is Pale Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 240, 219). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF0DB?

#EEF0DB is RGB 238, 240, 219 — HSL 66°, 41%, 90% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 9%, 6%.

What colors go with #EEF0DB?

Its complement is #DDDBF0; analogous partners are #F0E8DB and #E3F0DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEF0DB for text?

Black text on #EEF0DB has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.