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#EEF2CC — Pale Yellow

#EEF2CC is a yellow color we call Pale 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 #EEF2CC 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.

#EEF2CC 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 #CECAF1; it also sits naturally between #F1E2CA and #DAF1CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEF2CC · RGB 238, 242, 204

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Color values

HEX#EEF2CC
RGB238, 242, 204
HSL66°, 59%, 87%
HSV66°, 16%, 95%
CMYK2%, 0%, 16%, 5%
XYZ77.91, 86.04, 69.63
Yxy86.04, 0.3336, 0.3684
CIE-Lab94.33, -7.62, 17.92
Hunter Lab92.76, -7.56, 15.97

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 95% · Blue 80%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEF2CC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEF2CC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEF2CC

.text { color: #EEF2CC; }
.background { background-color: #EEF2CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF2CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 242, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 59%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF2CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 242, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF2CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 242, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEF2CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF2CC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEF2CC

#E3E9AA#D7E085#CCD765#C1CF44#ADBB30#8B9627#6D761E#4F5516#2D310D#0F1004

Tints of #EEF2CC

#EFF2CE#F0F3D2#F2F5D6#F3F6DB#F4F7DF#F4F7DF#F6F8E3#F7F9E7#F8FAEB#FAFBEF

Tones of #EEF2CC

#EBEFCD#E9ECD0#E7E9D3#E4E6D6#E2E3D8#E0E1DB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CECAF1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.15:1 Fails
Against black text18.21:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEF2CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEF2CC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EEF2CC: ·

How #EEF2CC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #F0F0D5Deuteranopia · #F0EFD7Tritanopia · #EEDCDE

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEF2CC rather than the exact color:

Crimson Ruby Summit
#F1F2C9 · #DEE27E · #BBC12E · #494C10
Modern Ruby Bloom
#F0F4C8 · #C9DA2A · #919D20 · #3C410B
Modern Ruby Marble
#C3C61D · #23DCDF · #CA1DC6 · #F3F1CE
Palette 0c2c55
#0C2C55 · #296374 · #629FAD · #EDEDCE
Mellow Ruby Drift
#EDF6D0 · #E4F3B4 · #8EAF22 · #596E17
Palette 192655
#192655 · #3876BF · #E1AA74 · #F3F0CA

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#F1F2C9#F0F4C8#F3F1CE#EDEDCE#EDF6D0#F3F0CA#F3F2C9#EBEFD0#EEF8CD#F0EDCF#EAEDCD#E8F2CF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEF2CB  ·  #EEF2CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEF2CC?

#EEF2CC is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 242, 204). Its closest standard named color is AntiqueWhite.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF2CC?

#EEF2CC is RGB 238, 242, 204 — HSL 66°, 59%, 87% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 16%, 5%.

What colors go with #EEF2CC?

Its complement is #CECAF1; analogous partners are #F1E2CA and #DAF1CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEF2CC for text?

Black text on #EEF2CC has a contrast ratio of 18.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.