#EEDD6B#EEDD6B
#EEDD6B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.710; OKLCH L 88.9% C 0.136 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEDD6B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 221, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 79%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 55%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 55%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.46, -8.23, 57.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.46, 57.75, 98.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.91% -0.0258 0.1334) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.91% 0.136 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.7724, 70.9540, 24.2433) |
| Luminance | 0.7095 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.79
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.03
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.04
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.37
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.75
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEDD6B #6B7CEE
analogous
#EE9C6B #EEDD6B #BDEE6B
triadic
#EEDD6B #6BEEDD #DD6BEE
tetradic
#EEDD6B #6BEE9C #6B7CEE #EE6BBD
square
#EEDD6B #6BEE9C #6B7CEE #EE6BBD
split-complementary
#EEDD6B #6BBDEE #9C6BEE
monochromatic
#C8B117 #E8D034 #EEDD6B #F4EAA2 #FBF6D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#EEDD6B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.19
#EEDD6B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEDD6B
15.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEDD6B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEDD6B | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.19 | 15.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFD760
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DE70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FED0C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eedd6b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 221, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.9% 0.136 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6e799',
500: '#eedd6b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eedd6b; $custom-light: #f6e799; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eedd6b",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 221,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.214,
"s": 79.394,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88909,
"c": 0.1359,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.70952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEDD6B
secondary
#384BC5
accent
#25DC0A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F