#EED66E#EED66E
#EED66E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.674; OKLCH L 87.5% C 0.127 H 96.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EED66E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 214, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 79%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.1%, 53.8%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.70, -4.46, 53.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.70, 53.92, 94.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.53% -0.0146 0.1263) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.53% 0.127 96.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.1232, 67.3987, 24.4858) |
| Luminance | 0.6740 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.50
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.93
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.96
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.99
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.44
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EED66E #6E86EE
analogous
#EE966E #EED66E #C6EE6E
triadic
#EED66E #6EEED6 #D66EEE
tetradic
#EED66E #6EEE96 #6E86EE #EE6EC6
square
#EED66E #6EEE96 #6E86EE #EE6EC6
split-complementary
#EED66E #6EC6EE #966EEE
monochromatic
#CAA918 #E8C737 #EED66E #F4E5A5 #FBF5DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.45
#EED66E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.48
#EED66E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EED66E
14.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EED66E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EED66E | 1.00 | 1.45 | 14.48 | 14.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E8D264
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EEDA72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FEC9BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eed66e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 214, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.5% 0.127 96.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6e29a',
500: '#eed66e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eed66e; $custom-light: #f6e29a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eed66e",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 214,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.75,
"s": 79.012,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87527,
"c": 0.12714,
"h": 96.6
},
"luminance": 0.67396
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EED66E
secondary
#3A54C6
accent
#31DB0A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F