#EEEC60#EEEC60
#EEEC60 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.790; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.160 H 108.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEEC60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 236, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 81%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 60%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 59.7%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.24, -16.44, 66.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.24, 68.20, 103.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.88% -0.0503 0.1514) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.88% 0.16 108.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.3688, 79.0145, 22.7666) |
| Luminance | 0.7901 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.50
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.97
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 3.49
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.58
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.63
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEEC60 #6062EE
analogous
#EEA560 #EEEC60 #A9EE60
triadic
#EEEC60 #60EEEC #EC60EE
tetradic
#EEEC60 #60EEA5 #6062EE #EE60A9
square
#EEEC60 #60EEA5 #6062EE #EE60A9
split-complementary
#EEEC60 #60A9EE #A560EE
monochromatic
#BFBD14 #E8E529 #EEEC60 #F4F397 #FAF9CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#EEEC60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.80
#EEEC60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEEC60
16.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEEC60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEEC60 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.80 | 16.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FEE350
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE868
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FEDECE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eeec60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 236, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.160 108.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7f193',
500: '#eeec60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eeec60; $custom-light: #f7f193; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eeec60",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 236,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.155,
"s": 80.682,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91881,
"c": 0.15955,
"h": 108.4
},
"luminance": 0.79013
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEEC60
secondary
#3537BD
accent
#0BDD08
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF4
border
#D7D6CE
text
#18160D
muted
#86857F