Palegoldenrod — #EEE8AA
#EEE8AA is a very light, vivid yellow. It is the CSS named color palegoldenrod.
Color values
| HEX | #EEE8AA |
| RGB | rgb(238, 232, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 7%) |
| Decimal | 15657130 |
| CSS | color: #EEE8AA; |
| Android | 0xFFEEE8AA |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.910, blue: 0.667, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #EEE8AA | 1.25:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #EEE8AA | 16.76:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #EEE8AA
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #EEE8AA and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #EEE8AA
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #EEE8AA in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #EEE8AA; background-color: #EEE8AA; }
.element { color: rgb(238 232 170); }
.element { color: hsl(55 67% 80%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#EEE8AA] text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #EEE8AA;Frequently asked questions
What color is #EEE8AA?
#EEE8AA is a very light, vivid yellow, which CSS calls palegoldenrod. Its hue sits at 55° on the color wheel, with 67% saturation and 80% lightness.
What is #EEE8AA in RGB?
#EEE8AA converts to rgb(238, 232, 170) — 238 red, 232 green and 170 blue.
What is #EEE8AA in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 7%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #EEE8AA be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (16.76:1 versus 1.25:1).
What is the complementary color of #EEE8AA?
#AAB0EE — the hue directly opposite #EEE8AA on the color wheel.