Pale Golden Rod

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 16.76:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#EEE8AAsRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(238, 232, 170)screen channels

HSLhsl(55, 67%, 80%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 7%)approximate process color

Tailwindyellow-100nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA1.25:1

Black textAAA16.76:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#4C4A39

#99956F

#EEE8AA

#F3EEC5

#F7F4DF

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#EEC6AA

#EEE8AA

#D2EEAA

Triadic

#EEE8AA

#AAEEE8

#E8AAEE

Complement

#EEE8AA

#AAB0EE

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-pale-golden-rod: #EEE8AA;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-pale-golden-rod);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue103°

Lightness91 L*

Chroma31.8

Luminance0.788