#EEDB5E#EEDB5E
#EEDB5E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.696; OKLCH L 88.4% C 0.145 H 100.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEDB5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 219, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 81%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 61%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 60.5%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.83, -8.15, 62.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.83, 62.75, 97.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.36% -0.027 0.1427) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.36% 0.145 100.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.6142, 69.6509, 20.7333) |
| Luminance | 0.6965 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 0.53
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.67
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.37
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.72
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.72
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEDB5E #5E71EE
analogous
#EE935E #EEDB5E #B9EE5E
triadic
#EEDB5E #5EEEDB #DB5EEE
tetradic
#EEDB5E #5EEE93 #5E71EE #EE5EB9
square
#EEDB5E #5EEE93 #5E71EE #EE5EB9
split-complementary
#EEDB5E #5EB9EE #935EEE
monochromatic
#BEA714 #E8CF27 #EEDB5E #F4E795 #FAF4CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#EEDB5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.93
#EEDB5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEDB5E
14.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEDB5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEDB5E | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.93 | 14.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EED550
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3DD64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFCDC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eedb5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 219, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.4% 0.145 100.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7e590',
500: '#eedb5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eedb5e; $custom-light: #f7e590; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eedb5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 219,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.083,
"s": 80.899,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88364,
"c": 0.14524,
"h": 100.7
},
"luminance": 0.69648
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEDB5E
secondary
#3446BC
accent
#24DD08
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18150D
muted
#86847F