yellowwarmCSS named color

Palegoldenrod #EEE8AA

Palegoldenrod is a light, moderately saturated warm-toned color with a warm cast. Defined as one of the 148 CSS named colors in the W3C CSS Color Module Level 4 specification.

Use cases: Highlights · Warm accents

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Families: Yellows · Golds

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#EEE8AA
RGBrgb(238, 232, 170)
HSLhsl(55, 67%, 80%)
HSVhsv(55, 29%, 93%)
OKLCHoklch(92.11% 0.08 103.2)
OKLaboklab(92.11% -0.0182 0.0777)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2.5%, 28.6%, 6.7%)
XYZxyz(71.3726, 78.794, 49.4714)
CIE-LABlab(91.1, -7.3, 31.0)
CIE-LCHlch(91.1, 31.8, 103.3°)
Luminance0.788 (WCAG relative)
/* Palegoldenrod */ --palegoldenrod: #eee8aa; color: #eee8aa; background-color: #eee8aa;

Source: W3C CSS named color. CSS keyword: palegoldenrod.

Collections: Pastel Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#d3ce98 #b9b585 #a09c74 #888463 #706d52 #595742 #434132 #2e2d24 #1a1a16 #000000

Tints (toward white)

#f0eab2 #f2edbb #f4efc3 #f6f1cc #f8f3d4 #f9f6dd #fbf8e5 #fcfaee #fefdf6 #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#eee8b0 #ede7b6 #ece7bc #ece7c2 #ebe7c8 #eae6ce #e9e6d4 #e8e6da #e7e6e0 #e6e6e6

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#EEE8AA
#AAB0EE
#eee8aa #aab0ee

Analogous

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#EEC6AA
#EEE8AA
#D2EEAA
#eec6aa #eee8aa #d2eeaa

Triadic

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#EEE8AA
#AAEEE8
#E8AAEE
#eee8aa #aaeee8 #e8aaee

Tetradic

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#EEE8AA
#AAEEC6
#AAB0EE
#EEAAD2
#eee8aa #aaeec6 #aab0ee #eeaad2

Square

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#EEE8AA
#AAEEC6
#AAB0EE
#EEAAD2
#eee8aa #aaeec6 #aab0ee #eeaad2

Split Complementary

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#EEE8AA
#AAD2EE
#C6AAEE
#eee8aa #aad2ee #c6aaee

Monochromatic

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#DACC44
#E4DA77
#EEE8AA
#F8F6DD
#FAF8E5
#dacc44 #e4da77 #eee8aa #f8f6dd #faf8e5

Accessibility & contrast

1.25
#EEE8AA on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
16.76
#EEE8AA on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on palegoldenrod

16.76
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3E4A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E7AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8E0D8

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Light Tan #FBEEAC2.65
Vanilla #F3E5AB2.66
Egg Shell #FFFCC44.47
Light Beige #FFFEB64.83
Parchment #FEFCAF4.84
Creme #FFFFB65.11

Colors that go with palegoldenrod

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Dark Brown #341C02
12.8:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈24°) — neighbors on the color wheel
12.3:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈32°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Dark Purple #35063E
13.4:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈124°) — balanced three-way contrast
Prussian Blue #004577
7.9:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈151°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Dark Navy #000435
15.7:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈179°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.