Palettes / Colors / #EEFAAE
#EEFAAE — Pale Vivid Yellow
#EEFAAE is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid 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 #EEFAAE 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.
#EEFAAE 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 #B9AEFA; it also sits naturally between #FADFAE and #C8FAAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEFAAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 250, 174 |
| HSL | 69°, 88%, 83% |
| HSV | 69°, 30%, 98% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 30%, 2% |
| XYZ | 77.09, 89.60, 53.28 |
| Yxy | 89.60, 0.3504, 0.4074 |
| CIE-Lab | 95.83, -15.75, 35.21 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.66, -15.48, 28.81 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 98% · Blue 68%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEFAAE
.text { color: #EEFAAE; }
.background { background-color: #EEFAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEFAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 250, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 88%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEFAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 250, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEFAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 250, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEFAAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEFAAE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #B9AEFA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.11:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 18.92:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEFAAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEFAAE
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 #EEFAAE: ·
How #EEFAAE 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 #EEFAAE 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 #EEFAAE?
#EEFAAE is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 250, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEFAAE?
#EEFAAE is RGB 238, 250, 174 — HSL 69°, 88%, 83% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 30%, 2%.
What colors go with #EEFAAE?
Its complement is #B9AEFA; analogous partners are #FADFAE and #C8FAAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEFAAE for text?
Black text on #EEFAAE has a contrast ratio of 18.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.11:1.