#EEDD70#EEDD70
#EEDD70 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.711; OKLCH L 89.0% C 0.131 H 100.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEDD70 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 221, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 79%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 53%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 52.9%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.52, -7.84, 54.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.52, 55.48, 98.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.97% -0.0241 0.1291) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.97% 0.131 100.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.0431, 71.0623, 25.6690) |
| Luminance | 0.7106 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.43
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.54
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.28
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.45
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.82
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEDD70 #7081EE
analogous
#EE9E70 #EEDD70 #C0EE70
triadic
#EEDD70 #70EEDD #DD70EE
tetradic
#EEDD70 #70EE9E #7081EE #EE70C0
square
#EEDD70 #70EE9E #7081EE #EE70C0
split-complementary
#EEDD70 #70C0EE #9E70EE
monochromatic
#CBB318 #E7D039 #EEDD70 #F5EAA7 #FBF7DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#EEDD70 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.21
#EEDD70 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEDD70
15.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEDD70 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEDD70 | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.21 | 15.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EED766
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3DE75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FED0C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eedd70; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 221, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.0% 0.131 100.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6e79c',
500: '#eedd70',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eedd70; $custom-light: #f6e79c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eedd70",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 221,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.905,
"s": 78.75,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88968,
"c": 0.13132,
"h": 100.6
},
"luminance": 0.7106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEDD70
secondary
#3C4EC7
accent
#27DB0A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F