Double Colonial White Color
Double Colonial White is a yellow color with hex code #EEE3AD. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with double colonial white, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Double Colonial White Color Values
What Does Double Colonial White Mean?
Double Colonial White belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. As a lighter shade, Double Colonial White reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Double Colonial White is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: pale yellow, #F3E5AB).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Double Colonial White
Double Colonial White and #AFB9EF are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #EFC4AF and #D9EFAF, which sit beside double colonial white on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair double colonial white with triadic partners #AFEFE4 and #E4AFEF. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Banana Mania —
#FAE7B5(Delta E 4) - Astra —
#FAEAB9(Delta E 4) - PaleGoldenRod —
#EEE8AA(Delta E 4) - Sidecar —
#F3E7BB(Delta E 5) - Colonial White —
#FFEDBC(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #EEE3AD; }
.background { background-color: #EEE3AD; }
.border { border: 2px solid #EEE3AD; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #EEE3AD40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for double colonial white?
Double Colonial White has the hex code #EEE3AD. In RGB notation it is rgb(238, 227, 173), in HSL it is hsl(50, 66%, 81%), and its OKLCH value is 0.912, 0.071, 97.9.
What does the color double colonial white mean?
Yellow-family colors like double colonial white carry distinct psychological associations. Double Colonial White belongs to the yellow family of colors. Yellow is the brightest thing in daylight, which makes it impossible to ignore and easy to overdo. School buses and hazard tape exist to exploit that visibility. In artwork, small amounts of yellow energize a piece; large fields of it tire the eye surprisingly fast. As a lighter shade, Double Colonial White reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with double colonial white?
Double Colonial White has three easy routes: its complement #AFB9EF for punch, its neighbors #EFC4AF and #D9EFAF for something calmer, or triadic partners #AFEFE4 and #E4AFEF when you want energy.
Is double colonial white a standard web color?
No — Double Colonial White is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #EEE3AD or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make double colonial white lighter or darker?
To lighten double colonial white, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FCFBF2 (lightest tint) to #3B330C (darkest shade).
About Double Colonial White
Double Colonial White is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #EEE3AD to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.