What is the hex code for Pale Goldenrod?

Pale Goldenrod is #eee8aa. In CSS the keyword palegoldenrod, the hex #eee8aa, rgb(238, 232, 170) and hsl(55, 67%, 80%) all paint the same color.

What is the opposite of Pale Goldenrod on the color wheel?

The opposite (complementary) color is #aab0ee, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.

Can I use Pale Goldenrod for text?

Pale Goldenrod as text on white has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 16.76:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.

CSS color names · Yellows

Pale Goldenrod color: hex #eee8aa, RGB and HSL

Pale Goldenrod is the CSS keyword palegoldenrod, hex #eee8aa, rgb(238, 232, 170), hsl(55, 67%, 80%). It is a light, vivid yellow in the yellows family. Below: the colors that go with it, its tints and shades, how it reads as text, and a complete interface palette built from it.

CSS name: palegoldenrod
Hex: #eee8aa
RGB: rgb(238, 232, 170)
HSL: hsl(55, 67%, 80%)
On white: 1.25:1 — fails AA; use as a fill, not text
On black: 16.76:1 — passes AA for body text

.example {
  color: palegoldenrod;          /* keyword */
  color: #eee8aa;          /* hex */
  color: rgb(238, 232, 170); /* rgb */
  color: hsl(55, 67%, 80%); /* hsl */
}

What colors go with pale goldenrod

Each match keeps pale goldenrod's saturation and lightness and rotates only the hue, so the relationship is the wheel's and nothing else. Any of these can be an accent beside pale goldenrod as the primary; the harmony guides explain which rule suits which interface.

Complementary

The opposite hue, 180° away — the strongest contrast, best kept to one accent per screen.

#aab0ee

Split-complementary

The two neighbors of the complement, at 150° and 210° — most of the contrast with less tension, and two accents instead of one.

#aad2ee

#c6aaee

Triadic

Two hues at 120° and 240° — three evenly spaced signals, the scheme charts and category colors want.

#aaeee8

#e8aaee

Analogous

The neighbors at −30° and +30° — calm and cohesive, with emphasis coming from weight and size rather than hue.

#eec6aa

#d2eeaa

Tints and shades of pale goldenrod

Tints add lightness toward white; shades remove it toward black. The hue and saturation stay fixed, so every step still reads as pale goldenrod — these are the hover, pressed, disabled and surface variants a single brand color needs.

Tints (lighter)

#f1ecb8

#f4f0c6

#f7f4d5

#f9f7e3

#fcfbf1

Shades (darker)

#e3d971

#d7c939

#aa9e22

#716917

#39350b

A UI color palette built from pale goldenrod

The eight semantic roles an interface actually uses, derived from pale goldenrod as the primary with the split-complementary rule: secondary and accent rotate around the wheel, and the five neutrals take the hue at lightness steps tuned for light and dark mode. This is the same derivation the palette generator runs — open it there to change the rule, drag the anchors, or export the set as CSS variables.

Light mode

primary: #eee8aa
secondary: #aad2ee
accent: #c6aaee
background: #fdfdfc
surface: #f7f6f3
text: #222111
muted: #8f8a56
border: #ecebdf

Dark mode

primary: #eee8aa
secondary: #aad2ee
accent: #c6aaee
background: #1b190e
surface: #282615
text: #f6f6f3
muted: #b8b494
border: #494627

Open pale goldenrod in the palette generator

Using pale goldenrod in an interface

Pure yellow fails contrast against white for text at every size, so it belongs on dark surfaces or as a fill with dark text. The creams are excellent warm page backgrounds; the khakis are muted enough for borders and tags. Whichever role pale goldenrod takes, define it once as a token rather than repeating the keyword: the semantic palette guide covers the eight roles, and the guides to complementary, triadic and the other color schemes explain how to weight the matches above.

What is the hex code for Pale Goldenrod?: Pale Goldenrod is #eee8aa. In CSS the keyword palegoldenrod, the hex #eee8aa, rgb(238, 232, 170) and hsl(55, 67%, 80%) all paint the same color.
What colors go with Pale Goldenrod?: Its complement is #aab0ee, the split-complementary pair is #aad2ee and #c6aaee, the triadic partners are #aaeee8 and #e8aaee, and the analogous neighbors are #eec6aa and #d2eeaa. In an interface, use Pale Goldenrod for most colored elements and one of these for a single accent, at roughly an 80/20 split.
What is the opposite of Pale Goldenrod on the color wheel?: The opposite (complementary) color is #aab0ee, the same saturation and lightness rotated 180° around the HSL wheel. Complementary pairs give the strongest contrast, which is why the complement should be used sparingly rather than at equal weight.
Can I use Pale Goldenrod for text?: Pale Goldenrod as text on white has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1, which fails WCAG AA for body text (4.5:1) and for large text (3:1). On black it is 16.76:1, which passes for body text. Use it as text on dark surfaces, or as a fill with dark text on top.