Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA)

The hex code for Pale Goldenrod is #EEE8AA. It is rgb(238, 232, 170) in RGB, hsl(55, 67%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 7%) in CMYK — a lightest yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEE8AA

HEX#EEE8AA

RGBrgb(238, 232, 170)

HSLhsl(55, 67%, 80%)

HSVhsv(55, 29%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(92.1% 0.08 103.2)

LABlab(91.37% -4.82 31.04)

LCHlch(91.37% 31.42 98.82)

Colors Closest to Pale Goldenrod

Pale Goldenrod is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 3.54 Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 7.38 Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 7.88 Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 8.52 Lemon Meringue#F6EABEΔE 9.1 Peach#FFE5B4ΔE 9.57

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#EEE8AA Channel Values

How Pale Goldenrod breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 238 · G 232 · B 170	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 55° · S 67% · L 80%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 55° · S 29% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 3% · Y 29% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.25:1 vs white · 16.76:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Pale Goldenrod background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text16.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Pale Goldenrod

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Pale Goldenrod; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of Pale Goldenrod

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Pale Goldenrod Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EEE8AA

Protanopia#E9E9AA

Protanomaly#EBE9AA

Deuteranopia#EAEAAA

Deuteranomaly#ECE9AA

Tritanopia#F4E1E1

Tritanomaly#F2E4CE

Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

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Using #EEE8AA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--pale-goldenrod: #EEE8AA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEE8AA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'pale-goldenrod': '#EEE8AA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.910, blue: 0.667)

Android XML<color name="pale_goldenrod">#EEE8AA</color>

SVG fillfill="#EEE8AA"

More Yellow Colors

Pale Goldenrod sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

eeed09 eee600 eeff1b eedc82 efcc00 eed202 efd595 ededbf efdfbb eded5e f0b100 edeae0 f4f49a fada5e fdee00 ffd300 fff600 ffff47 242400 585819 876308 b3b332 cccc33 e2b33c

#EEE8AA Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Pale Goldenrod?

The hex code for Pale Goldenrod is #EEE8AA. That is rgb(238, 232, 170) in RGB, hsl(55, 67%, 80%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #EEE8AA?

#EEE8AA is rgb(238, 232, 170) — red 238, green 232, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEE8AA?

#EEE8AA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEE8AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEE8AA scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Is PaleGoldenrod a CSS named color?

Yes. PaleGoldenrod is one of the CSS named colors, so you can write color: palegoldenrod instead of the hex code.

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