Pale Goldenrod

Pale Goldenrod is a very light, saturated yellow color with the hex code #EEE8AA (hue 55°, saturation 67%, lightness 80%). It is also the CSS named color palegoldenrod.

#EEE8AA

	Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK	OKLCH
	Pale Goldenrod	`#EEE8AA`	238, 232, 170	55°, 67%, 80%	0, 3, 29, 7	92.1% 0.080 103

Contrast with white text 1.25:1, with black text 16.76:1 — use black text on Pale Goldenrod.

palegoldenrod is one of the 148 named colors in CSS, with exactly this value, so color: palegoldenrod works in any browser without a hex code.

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Tints and shades

#F7F4D4

#EAE295

#DDD155

#BFB226

#807619

#403B0D

Colors that go with Pale Goldenrod

Six color schemes built on Pale Goldenrod with classic harmony rules. The complementary scheme pairs it with Wondrous Wisteria (#A3B1F2), the color opposite it on the color wheel.

Nearest CSS named colors

Moccasin (CSS) (moccasin): Moccasin (CSS) (#FFE4B5) is about as light as Pale Goldenrod (relative luminance 0.801 vs 0.788) and more saturated, with its hue 17° away.
Wheat (CSS) (wheat): Wheat (CSS) (#F5DEB3) is about as light as Pale Goldenrod (relative luminance 0.749 vs 0.788) and more saturated, with its hue 16° away.
Khaki (CSS) (khaki): Khaki (CSS) (#F0E68C) is about as light as Pale Goldenrod (relative luminance 0.770 vs 0.788) and more saturated, with the same hue.
Navajo White (navajowhite): Navajo White (#FFDEAD) is about as light as Pale Goldenrod (relative luminance 0.765 vs 0.788) and more saturated, with its hue 19° away.

Similar very light yellow colors

Questions

What is the hex code for Pale Goldenrod?

#EEE8AA — RGB 238, 232, 170, HSL 55°, 67%, 80%.

Is Pale Goldenrod a warm or cool color?

Warm — its hue sits at 55° on the color wheel.