Palettes / Colors / #EEF2C4

#EEF2C4 — Pale Yellow

#EEF2C4 is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color BlanchedAlmond (#FFEBCD). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EEF2C4 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 #C8C4F2; it also sits naturally between #F2DFC4 and #D7F2C4. 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 77%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEF2C4

.text { color: #EEF2C4; }
.background { background-color: #EEF2C4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF2C4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 242, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 64%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF2C4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 242, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF2C4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 242, 196, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEF2C4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF2C4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8C4F2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEF2C4: #000000.

How #EEF2C4 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 #EEF2C4 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

← #EEF2C3  ·  #EEF2C5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEF2C4?

#EEF2C4 is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 242, 196). Its closest standard named color is BlanchedAlmond.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF2C4?

#EEF2C4 is RGB 238, 242, 196 — HSL 65°, 64%, 86% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 19%, 5%.

What colors go with #EEF2C4?

Its complement is #C8C4F2; analogous partners are #F2DFC4 and #D7F2C4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEF2C4 for text?

Black text on #EEF2C4 has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.