#EEEC73#EEEC73
#EEEC73 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.794; OKLCH L 92.1% C 0.143 H 108.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEEC73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 236, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 78%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 52%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 51.7%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.42, -15.05, 58.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.42, 60.02, 104.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.08% -0.0444 0.1363) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.08% 0.143 108) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.3516, 79.4076, 27.9430) |
| Luminance | 0.7941 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.48
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.21
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.22
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.29
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.37
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEEC73 #7375EE
analogous
#EEAF73 #EEEC73 #B3EE73
triadic
#EEEC73 #73EEEC #EC73EE
tetradic
#EEEC73 #73EEAF #7375EE #EE73B3
square
#EEEC73 #73EEAF #7375EE #EE73B3
split-complementary
#EEEC73 #73B3EE #AF73EE
monochromatic
#CECB19 #E7E53C #EEEC73 #F5F3AA #FBFBE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#EEEC73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.88
#EEEC73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEEC73
16.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEEC73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEEC73 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.88 | 16.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDE467
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE979
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDDFD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eeec73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 236, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.1% 0.143 108.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6f29e',
500: '#eeec73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eeec73; $custom-light: #f6f29e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eeec73",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 236,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.024,
"s": 78.344,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9208,
"c": 0.14333,
"h": 108
},
"luminance": 0.79406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEEC73
secondary
#3E41C7
accent
#0EDB0B
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#17160F
muted
#858580