#EEEC63#EEEC63
#EEEC63 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.791; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.157 H 108.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEEC63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 236, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 80%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 58%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 58.4%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.27, -16.24, 64.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.27, 66.96, 104.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.91% -0.0495 0.1492) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.91% 0.157 108.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.5095, 79.0708, 23.5080) |
| Luminance | 0.7907 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.51
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.81
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.52
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.54
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.61
Pastel Yellow
#FFFE71
ΔE00 3.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEEC63 #6365EE
analogous
#EEA663 #EEEC63 #AAEE63
triadic
#EEEC63 #63EEEC #EC63EE
tetradic
#EEEC63 #63EEA6 #6365EE #EE63AA
square
#EEEC63 #63EEA6 #6365EE #EE63AA
split-complementary
#EEEC63 #63AAEE #A663EE
monochromatic
#C2BF15 #E8E52C #EEEC63 #F4F39A #FAF9D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#EEEC63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.81
#EEEC63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEEC63
16.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEEC63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEEC63 | 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)
#FEE354
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE86B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FEDECF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eeec63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 236, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.157 108.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6f194',
500: '#eeec63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eeec63; $custom-light: #f6f194; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eeec63",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 236,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.137,
"s": 80.347,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9191,
"c": 0.15716,
"h": 108.3
},
"luminance": 0.79069
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEEC63
secondary
#3638C0
accent
#0CDD09
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86857F