Pale Goldenrod

About Pale Goldenrod

Pale Goldenrod is the hex color #EEE8AA, which translates to rgb(238, 232, 170) in RGB and hsl(55, 67%, 80%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 55 degrees, with a saturation of 67 percent and a lightness of 80 percent. That puts Pale Goldenrod at the pale end of the yellow range, light enough to work as a page or card background with dark text on top.

How Pale Goldenrod compares

Pale Goldenrod is exactly the CSS keyword palegoldenrod, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is yellow-100 (#FEF9C2), at a distance of 7.2. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Vanilla at 3.6. Sorted by lightness, Pale Goldenrod is number 16 of the 18 yellow colors here.

Text on Pale Goldenrod

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Pale Goldenrod, led by Ink black at 15.27:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Pale Goldenrod already loaded as the background.

Building a palette around Pale Goldenrod

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Pale Goldenrod for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.