#EEEA8A#EEEA8A
#EEEA8A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.789; OKLCH L 92.0% C 0.118 H 106.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEEA8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 234, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 75%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 42%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.17, -11.98, 46.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.17, 48.48, 104.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.97% -0.0335 0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.97% 0.118 106.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.2714, 78.8594, 35.6122) |
| Luminance | 0.7886 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.88
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.22
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.29
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.21
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.55
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEEA8A #8A8EEE
analogous
#EEB88A #EEEA8A #C0EE8A
triadic
#EEEA8A #8AEEEA #EA8AEE
tetradic
#EEEA8A #8AEEB8 #8A8EEE #EE8AC0
square
#EEEA8A #8AEEB8 #8A8EEE #EE8AC0
split-complementary
#EEEA8A #8AC0EE #B88AEE
monochromatic
#DDD620 #E6E055 #EEEA8A #F6F4BF #FBFAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#EEEA8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.77
#EEEA8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEEA8A
16.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEEA8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEEA8A | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.77 | 16.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E382
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE88E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBDFD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eeea8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 234, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.0% 0.118 106.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5f0ad',
500: '#eeea8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eeea8a; $custom-light: #f5f0ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eeea8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 234,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.6,
"s": 74.627,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9197,
"c": 0.11837,
"h": 106.4
},
"luminance": 0.78858
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEEA8A
secondary
#5358C9
accent
#17D70F
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF7
border
#D7D6D0
text
#171610
muted
#858581