Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.25:1 — vs black: 16.76:1

Color values

HEX #EEE8AA
RGB rgb(238, 232, 170)
HSL hsl(54, 66%, 80%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 3, 29, 7 )
Websafe #FFFF99

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #EEE8AA based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Pale Goldenrod
#EEE8AA Base

#AAB0EE

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Pale Goldenrod
#EEE8AA Base

#EEC6AA

#D2EEAA

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Pale Goldenrod
#EEE8AA Base

#AAEEE8

#E8AAEE

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Pale Goldenrod
#EEE8AA Base

#AAD2EE

#C6AAEE

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Pale Goldenrod
#EEE8AA Base

#AAEEC6

#AAB0EE

#EEAAD2

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Pale Goldenrod
#EEE8AA Base

#D5C62A

#E1D76A

#E7DF88

#F5F1CC

#FBF9EA

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Pale Goldenrod, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #151404

— #554F11

— #958A1E

— #D5C62A

— #E1D76A

Pale Goldenrod #EEE8AA Base

— #F1EBB7

— #F3EFC3

— #F6F2D0

— #F8F6DD

— #FBF9EA

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #EEE8AA. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #EEE8AA;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #EEE8AA;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #EEE8AA;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #EEE8AA,
        #AAB0EE
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #EEE8AA,
        #AAB0EE
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$pale-goldenrod: #EEE8AA;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$pale-goldenrod-r: 238;
$pale-goldenrod-g: 232;
$pale-goldenrod-b: 170;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $pale-goldenrod;
    color: rgba($pale-goldenrod-r, $pale-goldenrod-g, $pale-goldenrod-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Pale Goldenrod appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #EEE8AA How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #EAEAAA Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #E9E9AA Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #F5E1E1 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #E6E6E6 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Pale Goldenrod ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Pale Goldenrod #EEE8AA Base

Vanilla #F3E5AB ΔE 2.66

Blond #FAF0BE ΔE 3.67

Pale Spring Bud #ECEBBD ΔE 4.00

Lemon Meringue #F6EABE ΔE 4.83

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.