Pale Goldenrod is the CSS named color #EEE8AA — rgb(238, 232, 170), hsl(55, 67%, 80%). Its relative luminance is 0.788, giving 1.25:1 against white and 16.76:1 against black, so it works as a text color on black.
| HEX | #EEE8AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 232, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 67%, 80%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.7879 |
| Contrast on white | 1.25:1 AA fail |
| Contrast on black | 16.76:1 AA pass |
Built by mixing palegoldenrod toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
palegoldenrod is #EEE8AA, which is rgb(238, 232, 170) and hsl(55, 67%, 80%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Pale Goldenrod has a relative luminance of 0.788 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a light color. Against white it scores 1.25:1; against black, 16.76:1.
palegoldenrod reaches 16.76:1 against black, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.