#EEE86B#EEE86B
#EEE86B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.770; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.146 H 106.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEE86B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 232, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 79%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 55%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 55%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.30, -13.71, 60.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.30, 61.95, 102.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.16% -0.0414 0.1404) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.16% 0.146 106.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.7723, 76.9539, 25.2433) |
| Luminance | 0.7695 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.45
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.76
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.97
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.85
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.03
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEE86B #6B71EE
analogous
#EEA76B #EEE86B #B2EE6B
triadic
#EEE86B #6BEEE8 #E86BEE
tetradic
#EEE86B #6BEEA7 #6B71EE #EE6BB2
square
#EEE86B #6BEEA7 #6B71EE #EE6BB2
split-complementary
#EEE86B #6BB2EE #A76BEE
monochromatic
#C8C017 #E8DF34 #EEE86B #F4F1A2 #FBF9D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#EEE86B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.39
#EEE86B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEE86B
16.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEE86B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEE86B | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.39 | 16.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E05E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE672
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDDBCC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eee86b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 232, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.146 106.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6ef99',
500: '#eee86b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eee86b; $custom-light: #f6ef99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eee86b",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 232,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.252,
"s": 79.394,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91164,
"c": 0.14639,
"h": 106.4
},
"luminance": 0.76952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEE86B
secondary
#383FC5
accent
#13DC0A
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85857F