#EEEAA8#EEEAA8
#EEEAA8 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.798; OKLCH L 92.5% C 0.084 H 105.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEEAA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 234, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 67%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 29%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 29.4%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.62, -8.60, 32.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.62, 33.74, 104.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.47% -0.0219 0.0816) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.47% 0.084 105) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.7510, 79.8513, 48.6713) |
| Luminance | 0.7985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 1.03
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.90
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.55
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.07
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 4.17
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 4.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEEAA8 #A8ACEE
analogous
#EEC7A8 #EEEAA8 #CFEEA8
triadic
#EEEAA8 #A8EEEA #EAA8EE
tetradic
#EEEAA8 #A8EEC7 #A8ACEE #EEA8CF
square
#EEEAA8 #A8EEC7 #A8ACEE #EEA8CF
split-complementary
#EEEAA8 #A8CFEE #C7A8EE
monochromatic
#DAD142 #E4DE75 #EEEAA8 #F8F6DB #FAF9E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#EEEAA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.97
#EEEAA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEEAA8
16.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEEAA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEEAA8 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.97 | 16.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5E5A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E9AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8E1D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eeeaa8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 234, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.5% 0.084 105.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4f0c2',
500: '#eeeaa8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eeeaa8; $custom-light: #f4f0c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eeeaa8",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 234,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.571,
"s": 67.308,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92471,
"c": 0.08448,
"h": 105
},
"luminance": 0.7985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEEAA8
secondary
#6F74CB
accent
#21CF16
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF9
border
#D6D6D2
text
#171612
muted
#858582