#EEDEA5#EEDEA5
#EEDEA5 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.731; OKLCH L 90.0% C 0.075 H 94.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEDEA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 222, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 68%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 31%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 30.7%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.51, -2.92, 30.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.51, 30.14, 95.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90% -0.0056 0.0753) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90% 0.075 94.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.1734, 73.1381, 46.1159) |
| Luminance | 0.7314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 1.61
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 1.87
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.76
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.79
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.88
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEDEA5 #A5B5EE
analogous
#EEBAA5 #EEDEA5 #DAEEA5
triadic
#EEDEA5 #A5EEDE #DEA5EE
tetradic
#EEDEA5 #A5EEBA #A5B5EE #EEA5DA
square
#EEDEA5 #A5EEBA #A5B5EE #EEA5DA
split-complementary
#EEDEA5 #A5DAEE #BAA5EE
monochromatic
#DBB83E #E4CB72 #EEDEA5 #F8F1D8 #FAF6E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#EEDEA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.63
#EEDEA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEDEA5
15.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEDEA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEDEA5 | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.63 | 15.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EADBA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EEE0A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9D5CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eedea5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 222, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.0% 0.075 94.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e8c0',
500: '#eedea5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eedea5; $custom-light: #f4e8c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eedea5",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 222,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.849,
"s": 68.224,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9,
"c": 0.07549,
"h": 94.3
},
"luminance": 0.73136
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEDEA5
secondary
#6C81CB
accent
#3ED015
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF9
border
#D6D5D2
text
#171612
muted
#858482