CSS named color
PaleGoldenrod #EEE8AA
PaleGoldenrod (CSS keyword palegoldenrod) has the hex code #EEE8AA and the RGB value rgb(238, 232, 170): a pale, muted yellow.
A pale, slightly greenish sand yellow (#eee8aa), much lighter than goldenrod. Close to khaki but lighter.
Color codes for PaleGoldenrod
| CSS keyword | palegoldenrod |
|---|---|
| HEX | #EEE8AA |
| RGB | rgb(238, 232, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 67%, 80%) |
| HWB | hwb(55 67% 7%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.1% 0.08 103.2) |
| CMYK (naive, no ICC profile) | cmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 7%) |
| Decimal | 15,657,130 |
| Hue family | Yellows |
Contrast and accessibility
On palegoldenrod, black text has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 and passes AAA at any text size; white text reaches 1.25:1.
WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios (success criteria 1.4.3 and 1.4.6: AA needs 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1 and 4.5:1). APCA Lc is the lightness contrast from the APCA-W3 0.0.98G model proposed for WCAG 3; a higher absolute value is more readable, and Lc 75 is its suggested minimum for body text.
| Pair | Ratio | AA | AA large | AAA | AAA large | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black text on palegoldenrod | 16.75:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | 91.1 |
| White text on palegoldenrod | 1.25:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | −14.5 |
| Palegoldenrod text on white | 1.25:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail | Fail | 12.5 |
| Palegoldenrod text on black | 16.75:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass | Pass | −91.4 |
Tints and shades
Each step mixes palegoldenrod with white (tints) or black (shades) in gamma-encoded sRGB, the same result as color-mix(in srgb, palegoldenrod, white 25%) in CSS.
Tints (mixed with white)
- 5%
#efe9ae - 15%
#f1ebb7 - 25%
#f2eebf - 35%
#f4f0c8 - 45%
#f6f2d0 - 55%
#f7f5d9 - 65%
#f9f7e1 - 75%
#fbf9ea - 85%
#fcfcf2 - 95%
#fefefb
Shades (mixed with black)
- 5%
#e2dca2 - 15%
#cac591 - 25%
#b3ae80 - 35%
#9b976f - 45%
#83805e - 55%
#6b684c - 65%
#53513b - 75%
#3c3a2b - 85%
#24231a - 95%
#0c0c09
Color harmonies
Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, palegoldenrod's complementary color is #DFE1FF (close to lavender), its analogous colors are #FFDDAA and #D0F1BB, and its triadic partners are #AAF1FF and #FFD0F3. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
| Harmony | Rotation | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Complementary | +180° | #dfe1ff |
| Analogous | −30°, +30° | #ffddaa#d0f1bb |
| Triadic | +120°, +240° | #aaf1ff#ffd0f3 |
| Split-complementary | +150°, +210° | #c9e8ff#f8d6ff |
Computed in OKLCH: the hue is rotated by 180° (complementary), ±30° (analogous), ±120° (triadic) and 180° ±30° (split-complementary) while lightness and chroma stay fixed. Results that fall outside sRGB are brought back with the CSS Color 4 gamut mapping algorithm. Because this uses OKLCH, the values differ from tools that rotate hue in HSL, but every color keeps the same perceived lightness.
Warm or cool?
PaleGoldenrod is a warm color: its hue is 55° on the HSL wheel, in the red, orange and yellow range (0° to about 70°, plus reds above 330°) that is conventionally called warm.
Nearest named and Tailwind colors
Distance is ΔE OK, the Euclidean distance in OKLab multiplied by 100. Values under about 2 are hard to tell apart side by side.
Code snippets
.element {
color: palegoldenrod;
background-color: #eee8aa;
border-color: rgb(238 232 170);
outline-color: oklch(92.1% 0.08 103.2);
}<div class="bg-[#eee8aa] text-black">...</div>
/* or register it once in your CSS (Tailwind v4) */
@theme {
--color-palegoldenrod: #eee8aa;
}
/* then use bg-palegoldenrod, text-palegoldenrod, border-palegoldenrod */import SwiftUI
extension Color {
static let palegoldenrod = Color(red: 0.933, green: 0.910, blue: 0.667)
}import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
val Palegoldenrod = Color(0xFFEEE8AA)import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
const palegoldenrod = Color(0xFFEEE8AA);<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<color name="palegoldenrod">#EEE8AA</color>Frequently asked questions
- What is the hex code for palegoldenrod?
- The hex code for palegoldenrod is #EEE8AA. The same color is rgb(238, 232, 170), hsl(55, 67%, 80%) and oklch(92.1% 0.08 103.2), and in CSS you can also write the keyword palegoldenrod directly.
- Is palegoldenrod a warm or cool color?
- PaleGoldenrod is a warm color: its hue is 55° on the HSL wheel, in the red, orange and yellow range (0° to about 70°, plus reds above 330°) that is conventionally called warm.
- What colors go with palegoldenrod?
- Rotating the hue in OKLCH while keeping lightness and chroma, palegoldenrod's complementary color is #DFE1FF (close to lavender), its analogous colors are #FFDDAA and #D0F1BB, and its triadic partners are #AAF1FF and #FFD0F3. For text on top, black gives the higher contrast.
- Can you use white text on palegoldenrod?
- White text on palegoldenrod has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1, which fails AA even for large text under WCAG 2.2. Black text reaches 16.75:1 and passes both AA and AAA. In APCA terms that is Lc −14.5 for white and Lc 91.1 for black.
- What is the RGB value of palegoldenrod?
- PaleGoldenrod is rgb(238, 232, 170): red 238, green 232 and blue 170 on the 0 to 255 scale, or 93.3%, 91.0% and 66.7%. As a decimal integer it is 15657130.
Last reviewed by Arielton Oberek.