#EEEC62#EEEC62
#EEEC62 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.790; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.158 H 108.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEEC62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 236, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 80%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 59%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 58.8%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.26, -16.31, 65.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.26, 67.38, 104.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.9% -0.0498 0.1499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.9% 0.158 108.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.4620, 79.0518, 23.2577) |
| Luminance | 0.7905 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.50
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.86
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.55
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.56
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.63
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 3.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEEC62 #6264EE
analogous
#EEA662 #EEEC62 #AAEE62
triadic
#EEEC62 #62EEEC #EC62EE
tetradic
#EEEC62 #62EEA6 #6264EE #EE62AA
square
#EEEC62 #62EEA6 #6264EE #EE62AA
split-complementary
#EEEC62 #62AAEE #A662EE
monochromatic
#C1BE15 #E8E52B #EEEC62 #F4F399 #FAF9D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#EEEC62 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.81
#EEEC62 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEEC62
16.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEEC62 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEEC62 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.81 | 16.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FEE352
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE86A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FEDECF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eeec62; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 236, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.158 108.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6f194',
500: '#eeec62',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eeec62; $custom-light: #f6f194; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eeec62",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 236,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.143,
"s": 80.46,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.919,
"c": 0.15796,
"h": 108.4
},
"luminance": 0.7905
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEEC62
secondary
#3537BF
accent
#0CDD09
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160D
muted
#86857F