#EEEAA5#EEEAA5
#EEEAA5 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.797; OKLCH L 92.4% C 0.088 H 105.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEEAA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 234, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 68%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 31%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 30.7%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.57, -8.97, 34.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.57, 35.24, 104.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.42% -0.0231 0.085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.42% 0.088 105.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.4747, 79.7408, 47.2163) |
| Luminance | 0.7974 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 1.52
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.98
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.84
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.87
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 4.11
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEEAA5 #A5A9EE
analogous
#EEC6A5 #EEEAA5 #CEEEA5
triadic
#EEEAA5 #A5EEEA #EAA5EE
tetradic
#EEEAA5 #A5EEC6 #A5A9EE #EEA5CE
square
#EEEAA5 #A5EEC6 #A5A9EE #EEA5CE
split-complementary
#EEEAA5 #A5CEEE #C6A5EE
monochromatic
#DBD23E #E4DE72 #EEEAA5 #F8F6D8 #FAF9E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#EEEAA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.95
#EEEAA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEEAA5
16.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEEAA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEEAA5 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.95 | 16.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6E5A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E8A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9E1D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eeeaa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 234, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.4% 0.088 105.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4f0c0',
500: '#eeeaa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eeeaa5; $custom-light: #f4f0c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eeeaa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 234,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.712,
"s": 68.224,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92416,
"c": 0.08803,
"h": 105.2
},
"luminance": 0.79739
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEEAA5
secondary
#6C71CB
accent
#20D015
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF9
border
#D6D6D2
text
#171612
muted
#858582