#EEE499#EEE499
#EEE499 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.760; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.095 H 101.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEE499 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 228, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 71%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 36%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 35.7%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.84, -7.38, 37.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.84, 38.58, 101.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.99% -0.0191 0.0934) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.99% 0.095 101.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.7540, 75.9656, 41.1718) |
| Luminance | 0.7596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.54
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.92
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.12
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.71
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.91
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEE499 #99A3EE
analogous
#EEBA99 #EEE499 #CEEE99
triadic
#EEE499 #99EEE4 #E499EE
tetradic
#EEE499 #99EEBA #99A3EE #EE99CE
square
#EEE499 #99EEBA #99A3EE #EE99CE
split-complementary
#EEE499 #99CEEE #BA99EE
monochromatic
#DDC830 #E5D665 #EEE499 #F7F2CD #FBF8E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#EEE499 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.19
#EEE499 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEE499
16.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEE499 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEE499 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.19 | 16.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1DF94
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E49C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FADAD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eee499; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 228, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.095 101.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4ecb8',
500: '#eee499',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eee499; $custom-light: #f4ecb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eee499",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 228,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.941,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90987,
"c": 0.09538,
"h": 101.6
},
"luminance": 0.75964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEE499
secondary
#616DCA
accent
#29D312
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#171611
muted
#858481