#EEED8D#EEED8D
#EEED8D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.807; OKLCH L 92.6% C 0.119 H 108.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEED8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 237, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 74%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 41%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.4%, 40.8%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.98, -13.16, 46.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.98, 48.37, 105.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.63% -0.0366 0.1127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.63% 0.119 108) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.3529, 80.6701, 37.0590) |
| Luminance | 0.8067 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.71
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.12
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.52
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.02
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 4.55
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEED8D #8D8EEE
analogous
#EEBC8D #EEED8D #BFEE8D
triadic
#EEED8D #8DEEED #ED8DEE
tetradic
#EEED8D #8DEEBC #8D8EEE #EE8DBF
square
#EEED8D #8DEEBC #8D8EEE #EE8DBF
split-complementary
#EEED8D #8DBFEE #BC8DEE
monochromatic
#DEDC22 #E6E558 #EEED8D #F6F5C2 #FBFBE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#EEED8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.13
#EEED8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEED8D
17.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEED8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEED8D | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.13 | 17.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE685
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDEA91
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBE2D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eeed8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 237, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.6% 0.119 108.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5f2b0',
500: '#eeed8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eeed8d; $custom-light: #f5f2b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eeed8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 237,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.381,
"s": 74.046,
"l": 74.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9263,
"c": 0.11852,
"h": 108
},
"luminance": 0.80669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEED8D
secondary
#5657C9
accent
#11D60F
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF7
border
#D7D6D0
text
#171610
muted
#858581