Palettes / Colors / #EEF1BB
#EEF1BB — Pale Yellow
#EEF1BB 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 #EEF1BB 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.
#EEF1BB 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 #BEBBF1; it also sits naturally between #F1D9BB and #D4F1BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEF1BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 241, 187 |
| HSL | 63°, 66%, 84% |
| HSV | 63°, 22%, 95% |
| CMYK | 1%, 0%, 22%, 5% |
| XYZ | 75.68, 84.68, 59.37 |
| Yxy | 84.68, 0.3444, 0.3854 |
| CIE-Lab | 93.74, -9.59, 25.82 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.02, -9.45, 21.97 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 95% · Blue 73%
Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEF1BB
.text { color: #EEF1BB; }
.background { background-color: #EEF1BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF1BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 241, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 66%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF1BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 241, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF1BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 241, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEF1BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF1BB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BEBBF1:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.17:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.94:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEF1BB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEF1BB
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 #EEF1BB: ·
How #EEF1BB 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 #EEF1BB 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 #EEF1BB?
#EEF1BB is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 241, 187). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF1BB?
#EEF1BB is RGB 238, 241, 187 — HSL 63°, 66%, 84% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 22%, 5%.
What colors go with #EEF1BB?
Its complement is #BEBBF1; analogous partners are #F1D9BB and #D4F1BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEF1BB for text?
Black text on #EEF1BB has a contrast ratio of 17.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.