#EEEC89#EEEC89
#EEEC89 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.800; OKLCH L 92.4% C 0.122 H 107.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEEC89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 236, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 75%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 42.4%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.67, -13.07, 48.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.67, 49.84, 105.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.37% -0.0367 0.116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.37% 0.122 107.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.7720, 79.9758, 35.4235) |
| Luminance | 0.7997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.58
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.34
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.58
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.79
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.16
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 4.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEEC89 #898BEE
analogous
#EEB989 #EEEC89 #BDEE89
triadic
#EEEC89 #89EEEC #EC89EE
tetradic
#EEEC89 #89EEB9 #898BEE #EE89BD
square
#EEEC89 #89EEB9 #898BEE #EE89BD
split-complementary
#EEEC89 #89BDEE #B989EE
monochromatic
#DDD920 #E6E354 #EEEC89 #F6F5BE #FBFBE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#EEEC89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.99
#EEEC89 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEEC89
16.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEEC89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEEC89 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.99 | 16.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE581
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDE98D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBE1D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eeec89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 236, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.4% 0.122 107.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5f2ad',
500: '#eeec89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eeec89; $custom-light: #f5f2ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eeec89",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 236,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.812,
"s": 74.815,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92366,
"c": 0.12163,
"h": 107.5
},
"luminance": 0.79974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEEC89
secondary
#5255C9
accent
#13D70F
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF7
border
#D7D6D0
text
#171610
muted
#858581