Information about Pale Goldenrod color

#EEE8AA - Pale Goldenrod color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #EEE8AA ("Pale Goldenrod") belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(238, 232, 170) — 93.3% red, 91% green, 66.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 27 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#EEE8AA is a energetic, saturated golden yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vanilla (#F3E5AB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Medium Goldenrod (#EAEAAE) and Honeymoon (#F4E1AF).

In RGB terms — rgb(238, 232, 170) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #EEE8AA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 16.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.3:1. The name "Pale Goldenrod" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Pale Goldenrod color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Pale Goldenrod color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Pale Goldenrod

#EEE8AA
#F1ECBA

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#F4F1CB

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#F8F5DC

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#FBFAED

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White

#FFFFFF

Pale Goldenrod color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Pale Goldenrod

#EEE8AA
#E0D665

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#CCBE28

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#887F1A

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#443F0D

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Black

#000000

Pale Goldenrod color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Pale Goldenrod

#EEE8AA
#E0DA99

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#CEC88C

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#B8B384

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#9D9B7F

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Grey

#808080

Pale Goldenrod color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A9EEB1

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#BDEEA9

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#D8EEA9

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Pale Goldenrod

#EEE8AA
#EECDA9

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#EEB1A9

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#EEA9BD

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Pale Goldenrod color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#EEE8AA
Pale Goldenrod

#EEE8AA

#AAB0EE
#AAB0EE

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#EEE8AA
Pale Goldenrod

#EEE8AA

#C6AAEE
#C6AAEE

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#AAD2EE
#AAD2EE

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#D2EEAA
#D2EEAA

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#EEE8AA
Pale Goldenrod

#EEE8AA

#EEC6AA
#EEC6AA

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#EEE8AA
Pale Goldenrod

#EEE8AA

#AAEEE8
#AAEEE8

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#E8AAEE
#E8AAEE

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#EEE8AA
Pale Goldenrod

#EEE8AA

#B0EEAA
#B0EEAA

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#AAB0EE
#AAB0EE

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#E8AAEE
#E8AAEE

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#EEE8AA
Pale Goldenrod

#EEE8AA

#AAEEC6
#AAEEC6

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#AAB0EE
#AAB0EE

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#EEAAD2
#EEAAD2

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Nearest named colors to Pale Goldenrod

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Vanilla color link
Vanilla

#F3E5AB

Medium Goldenrod color link
Medium Goldenrod

#EAEAAE

Honeymoon color link
Honeymoon

#F4E1AF

Cookies And Cream color link
Cookies And Cream

#EEE0B1

Sandwisp color link
Sandwisp

#F5E7A2

First Light color link
First Light

#E5E1AC

Tan Brown color link
Tan Brown

#ECE5B6

Buttermilk color link
Buttermilk

#F6E0A4

Tusk color link
Tusk

#E3E5B1

Pastel Lemon color link
Pastel Lemon

#F6F3A9

Light Tan color link
Light Tan

#FBEEAC

Triple Dutch White color link
Triple Dutch White

#F3DAA9

Pale Goldenrod color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EEE8AA
  • RGB238, 232, 170
  • CMYK0, 2, 27, 7
  • CSSrgb(238, 232, 170)
  • HSL55°, 67%, 80%
  • HSL Precise54.706°, 66.667%, 80%
  • HSV55°, 29%, 93%
  • HSB55°, 29%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.933
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.910
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • GLSLvec3(0.933, 0.910, 0.667)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.933, 0.910, 0.667, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.933, 0.910, 0.667)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB91%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEEE8AA
  • DECIMAL ID15657130
  • Name Length14
  • This page visited15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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