Colors

#EEE8AA

Pale Goldenrod

Pale Goldenrod is #EEE8AA. In CSS you can write it as the keyword palegoldenrod. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#EEE8AA
RGB
rgb(238, 232, 170)
HSL
hsl(55,67%,80%)
HSV
hsv(55, 29%, 93%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,3,29,7)
OKLCH
oklch(92.1% 0.080 103.2)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#F1EDBB

20% white

#F5F1CC

40% white

#F8F6DD

60% white

#FCFAEE

80% white

Shades

#BEBA88

20% black

#8F8B66

40% black

#5F5D44

60% black

#302E22

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Pale Goldenrod. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

#EEE8AA

#AAB0EE

#F8F7EC

#ECEDF8

#C4BF88

#EEC6AA

#EEE8AA

#D2EEAA

#B0EEAA

#E9AFB4

#EEE8AA

#AAEEE8

#E8AAEE

#ECF8F7

#D08FD6

Split Complementary

Open in palette generator

#EEE8AA

#AAD2EE

#C6AAEE

#FFFFFF

#888DC4

#554F11

#958B1D

#D5C72A

#E2D86A

#EEE8AA

#EEE8AA

#AAEEC6

#AAB0EE

#EEAAD2

#E2F3E9

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 1.25:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 16.76:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass

Similar named colors

Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.

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