A pale yellow, black text passes AA
What color is palegoldenrod?
The CSS named color palegoldenrod is #eee8aa, or rgb(238 232 170): a pale yellow in plain words. Black text on it reaches 16.76:1, passing WCAG AAA, and Recolor (recolor.page) can put it on a real page.
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| Format | Value |
|---|---|
| Keyword | palegoldenrod |
| Hex | #eee8aa |
| RGB | rgb(238 232 170) |
| HSL | hsl(55 67% 80%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.1% 0.080 103.2) |
| Nearest Tailwind color | amber-200 #fee685, 0.043 away in OKLab |
| White text | 1.25:1: AA fails, AAA fails, large text fails |
| Black text | 16.76:1: AA passes, AAA passes, large text passes |
About palegoldenrod
Measured in OKLCH, palegoldenrod comes out at lightness 92.1%, chroma 0.080 and hue 103.2 degrees: a pale yellow.
Its lightness is 80% in HSL and 92.1% in OKLCH, 12 points apart; only the second tracks how light it looks. Of the named colors, moccasin (#ffe4b5) is the nearest, 0.032 away in OKLab; next to each other the two still differ.
Black on palegoldenrod reads at 16.76:1, enough for AAA body text; white reaches 1.25:1 and should stay off it. Its neighbors in the hue-sorted list of names are beige and khaki.
The closest Tailwind 4.3.3 color is amber-200, 0.043 away in OKLab, so bg-amber-200 comes near; bg-[#eee8aa] gives the color itself.
Tints and shades
- #fcfbf1
- #f9f8e3
- #f6f4d5
- #f4f0c7
- #f1ecb9
- #eee8aa
- #bbb684
- #8a8661
- #5c593f
- #323021
- #0d0c06
From light to dark: 5 toward white and 5 toward black, mixed in OKLCH a sixth of the way at a time with the hue kept. A step that would repeat its neighbor is left out.
A palette around it
- #eee8aa
- #a19500
- #1e1e47
- #afb5d5
- #5a4b00
Around palegoldenrod as swatch 1, Recolor's generator made a complementary palette, built on the hue opposite: #a19500, #1e1e47, #afb5d5, #5a4b00, drawn from a seed fixed by its hex. Open it in Recolor.
Using palegoldenrod
As a text color, palegoldenrod on a black page gives the same 16.76:1.
.notice {
background-color: palegoldenrod; /* #eee8aa */
color: black; /* 16.76:1 */
}Common questions
Does white text pass WCAG AA on palegoldenrod?
No. White text measures 1.25:1 on palegoldenrod, under AA's 4.5:1; black text measures 16.76:1 and passes.
Can palegoldenrod be written in OKLCH?
Yes: oklch(92.1% 0.080 103.2), computed from #eee8aa. A named color is an sRGB color, so its OKLCH value converts back to the same hex.
Is there a named color close to palegoldenrod?
Yes: moccasin (#ffe4b5) is the nearest, 0.032 away in OKLab, then wheat at 0.033.