#EEE463#EEE463
#EEE463 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.746; OKLCH L 90.3% C 0.149 H 104.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEE463 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 228, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 80%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 58%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 58.4%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.19, -12.31, 62.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.19, 63.87, 101.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.26% -0.0383 0.1443) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.26% 0.149 104.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.2576, 74.5670, 22.7573) |
| Luminance | 0.7457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.37
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.53
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.76
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.91
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.41
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEE463 #636DEE
analogous
#EE9E63 #EEE463 #B3EE63
triadic
#EEE463 #63EEE4 #E463EE
tetradic
#EEE463 #63EE9E #636DEE #EE63B3
square
#EEE463 #63EE9E #636DEE #EE63B3
split-complementary
#EEE463 #63B3EE #9E63EE
monochromatic
#C2B515 #E8DA2C #EEE463 #F4EE9A #FAF7D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#EEE463 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.91
#EEE463 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEE463
15.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEE463 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEE463 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.91 | 15.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DD55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE36A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FED6C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eee463; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 228, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.3% 0.149 104.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6ec94',
500: '#eee463',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eee463; $custom-light: #f6ec94; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eee463",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 228,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.683,
"s": 80.347,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90256,
"c": 0.14929,
"h": 104.9
},
"luminance": 0.74565
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEE463
secondary
#3640C0
accent
#18DD09
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F