#EEE37F#EEE37F
#EEE37F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.746; OKLCH L 90.4% C 0.122 H 103.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEE37F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 227, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 77%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 47%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.6%, 46.6%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.23, -9.56, 49.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.23, 50.80, 100.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.38% -0.0275 0.1193) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.38% 0.122 103) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.5614, 74.6496, 30.9772) |
| Luminance | 0.7465 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.72
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.69
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.92
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.00
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.42
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEE37F #7F8AEE
analogous
#EEAC7F #EEE37F #C2EE7F
triadic
#EEE37F #7FEEE3 #E37FEE
tetradic
#EEE37F #7FEEAC #7F8AEE #EE7FC2
square
#EEE37F #7FEEAC #7F8AEE #EE7FC2
split-complementary
#EEE37F #7FC2EE #AC7FEE
monochromatic
#D6C41C #E7D749 #EEE37F #F5EFB5 #FBF9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#EEE37F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.93
#EEE37F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEE37F
15.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEE37F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEE37F | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.93 | 15.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DD77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E383
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCD7CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eee37f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 227, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.4% 0.122 103.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5eba6',
500: '#eee37f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eee37f; $custom-light: #f5eba6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eee37f",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 227,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.054,
"s": 76.552,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90383,
"c": 0.12244,
"h": 103
},
"luminance": 0.74648
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEE37F
secondary
#4956C8
accent
#21D90D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480