#EEEAA0#EEEAA0
#EEEAA0 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.796; OKLCH L 92.3% C 0.094 H 105.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEEAA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 234, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 70%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 33%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 32.8%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.49, -9.58, 36.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.49, 37.73, 104.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.33% -0.025 0.0905) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.33% 0.094 105.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.0285, 79.5623, 44.8663) |
| Luminance | 0.7956 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.39
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.31
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.36
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.63
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.71
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEEAA0 #A0A4EE
analogous
#EEC3A0 #EEEAA0 #CBEEA0
triadic
#EEEAA0 #A0EEEA #EAA0EE
tetradic
#EEEAA0 #A0EEC3 #A0A4EE #EEA0CB
square
#EEEAA0 #A0EEC3 #A0A4EE #EEA0CB
split-complementary
#EEEAA0 #A0CBEE #C3A0EE
monochromatic
#DBD338 #E5DF6C #EEEAA0 #F7F5D4 #FAF9E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#EEEAA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.91
#EEEAA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEEAA0
16.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEEAA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEEAA0 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.91 | 16.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6E59B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E8A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9E1D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eeeaa0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 234, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.3% 0.094 105.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4f0bc',
500: '#eeeaa0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eeeaa0; $custom-light: #f4f0bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eeeaa0",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 234,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.923,
"s": 69.643,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92326,
"c": 0.09389,
"h": 105.5
},
"luminance": 0.79561
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEEAA0
secondary
#676DCB
accent
#1ED214
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#171612
muted
#858582