Palettes / Colors / #EEF2A6

#EEF2A6 — Light Yellow

#EEF2A6 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color PaleGoldenRod (#EEE8AA). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EEF2A6 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 #AAA6F2; it also sits naturally between #F2D0A6 and #C8F2A6. 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 95% · Blue 65%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEF2A6

.text { color: #EEF2A6; }
.background { background-color: #EEF2A6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF2A6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 242, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 75%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF2A6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 242, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF2A6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 242, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEF2A6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF2A6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AAA6F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEF2A6: #000000.

How #EEF2A6 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 #EEF2A6 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

← #EEF2A5  ·  #EEF2A7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEF2A6?

#EEF2A6 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 242, 166). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF2A6?

#EEF2A6 is RGB 238, 242, 166 — HSL 63°, 75%, 80% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 31%, 5%.

What colors go with #EEF2A6?

Its complement is #AAA6F2; analogous partners are #F2D0A6 and #C8F2A6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEF2A6 for text?

Black text on #EEF2A6 has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.