Palettes / Colors / #EEF2CE
#EEF2CE — Pale Yellow
#EEF2CE is a yellow color we call Pale Yellow, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #EEF2CE 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.
#EEF2CE 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 #D3CFF2; it also sits naturally between #F2E5CF and #DCF2CF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEF2CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 242, 206 |
| HSL | 67°, 58%, 88% |
| HSV | 67°, 15%, 95% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 15%, 5% |
| XYZ | 78.15, 86.14, 70.90 |
| Yxy | 86.14, 0.3323, 0.3662 |
| CIE-Lab | 94.37, -7.31, 16.94 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.81, -7.27, 15.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 95% · Blue 81%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 5%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEF2CE
.text { color: #EEF2CE; }
.background { background-color: #EEF2CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF2CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 242, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 58%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF2CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 242, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF2CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 242, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEF2CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF2CE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D3CFF2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.15:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.23:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEF2CE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEF2CE
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 #EEF2CE: ·
How #EEF2CE 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 #EEF2CE 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 #EEF2CE?
#EEF2CE is Pale Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 242, 206). Its closest standard named color is Beige.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF2CE?
#EEF2CE is RGB 238, 242, 206 — HSL 67°, 58%, 88% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 15%, 5%.
What colors go with #EEF2CE?
Its complement is #D3CFF2; analogous partners are #F2E5CF and #DCF2CF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEF2CE for text?
Black text on #EEF2CE has a contrast ratio of 18.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.