#EEE37E#EEE37E
#EEE37E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.746; OKLCH L 90.4% C 0.123 H 103.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEE37E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 227, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 77%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 47%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.6%, 47.1%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.22, -9.65, 50.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.22, 51.27, 100.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.37% -0.0278 0.1203) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.37% 0.123 103) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.4966, 74.6237, 30.6356) |
| Luminance | 0.7462 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.85
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.71
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.82
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.07
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.30
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEE37E #7E89EE
analogous
#EEAB7E #EEE37E #C1EE7E
triadic
#EEE37E #7EEEE3 #E37EEE
tetradic
#EEE37E #7EEEAB #7E89EE #EE7EC1
square
#EEE37E #7EEEAB #7E89EE #EE7EC1
split-complementary
#EEE37E #7EC1EE #AB7EEE
monochromatic
#D5C31C #E7D748 #EEE37E #F5EFB4 #FBF9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#EEE37E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.92
#EEE37E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEE37E
15.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEE37E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEE37E | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.92 | 15.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DD75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E382
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCD7CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eee37e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 227, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.4% 0.123 103.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5eba5',
500: '#eee37e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eee37e; $custom-light: #f5eba5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eee37e",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 227,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.107,
"s": 76.712,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90369,
"c": 0.12345,
"h": 103
},
"luminance": 0.74622
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEE37E
secondary
#4855C8
accent
#21D90D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480