#EAEE76#EAEE76
#EAEE76 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.799; OKLCH L 92.2% C 0.143 H 110.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAEE76 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 238, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 78%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 50%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 50.4%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.66, -17.36, 56.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.66, 59.54, 106.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.21% -0.0505 0.1341) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.21% 0.143 110.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.7777, 79.9510, 28.9977) |
| Luminance | 0.7995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.22
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.24
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.58
Faded Yellow
#FEFF7F
ΔE00 3.78
Pale Yellow
#FFFF84
ΔE00 3.79
Butter
#FFFF81
ΔE00 3.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAEE76 #7A76EE
analogous
#EEB676 #EAEE76 #AEEE76
triadic
#EAEE76 #76EAEE #EE76EA
tetradic
#EAEE76 #76EEB6 #7A76EE #EE76AE
square
#EAEE76 #76EEB6 #7A76EE #EE76AE
split-complementary
#EAEE76 #76AEEE #B676EE
monochromatic
#CAD01A #E2E740 #EAEE76 #F2F5AC #FBFCE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#EAEE76 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.99
#EAEE76 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAEE76
16.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAEE76 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAEE76 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.99 | 16.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FEE56B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE97C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8E2D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eaee76; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 238, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.2% 0.143 110.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3f3a0',
500: '#eaee76',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eaee76; $custom-light: #f3f3a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eaee76",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 238,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62,
"s": 77.922,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9221,
"c": 0.14329,
"h": 110.6
},
"luminance": 0.7995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAEE76
secondary
#4641C7
accent
#0BDA12
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#17170F
muted
#858580