#EAEE77#EAEE77
#EAEE77 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.800; OKLCH L 92.2% C 0.142 H 110.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAEE77 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 238, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 78%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 50%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 50%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.67, -17.28, 56.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.67, 59.09, 107.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.22% -0.0501 0.1332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.22% 0.142 110.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.8374, 79.9749, 29.3123) |
| Luminance | 0.7997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.23
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.28
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.57
Pale Yellow
#FFFF84
ΔE00 3.80
Faded Yellow
#FEFF7F
ΔE00 3.81
Butter
#FFFF81
ΔE00 3.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAEE77 #7B77EE
analogous
#EEB777 #EAEE77 #AEEE77
triadic
#EAEE77 #77EAEE #EE77EA
tetradic
#EAEE77 #77EEB7 #7B77EE #EE77AE
square
#EAEE77 #77EEB7 #7B77EE #EE77AE
split-complementary
#EAEE77 #77AEEE #B777EE
monochromatic
#CAD11A #E2E741 #EAEE77 #F2F5AD #FBFCE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#EAEE77 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.99
#EAEE77 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAEE77
16.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAEE77 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAEE77 | 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)
#FEE56C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE97D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8E2D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eaee77; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 238, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.2% 0.142 110.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3f3a1',
500: '#eaee77',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eaee77; $custom-light: #f3f3a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eaee77",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 238,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.017,
"s": 77.778,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92222,
"c": 0.14236,
"h": 110.6
},
"luminance": 0.79973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAEE77
secondary
#4642C7
accent
#0BDA12
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#17170F
muted
#858580