#EEEE66#EEEE66
#EEEE66 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.803; OKLCH L 92.4% C 0.157 H 109.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEEE66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 238, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 80%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 57%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 57.1%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.81, -17.01, 64.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.81, 66.50, 104.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.36% -0.0513 0.1481) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.36% 0.157 109.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.2347, 80.2873, 24.4704) |
| Luminance | 0.8029 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.64
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.90
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.21
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.25
Pastel Yellow
#FFFE71
ΔE00 3.37
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEEE66 #6666EE
analogous
#EEAA66 #EEEE66 #AAEE66
triadic
#EEEE66 #66EEEE #EE66EE
tetradic
#EEEE66 #66EEAA #6666EE #EE66AA
square
#EEEE66 #66EEAA #6666EE #EE66AA
split-complementary
#EEEE66 #66AAEE #AA66EE
monochromatic
#C4C416 #E8E82F #EEEE66 #F4F49D #FAFAD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.23
#EEEE66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.06
#EEEE66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEEE66
17.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEEE66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEEE66 | 1.00 | 1.23 | 17.06 | 17.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE557
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEA6E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDE0D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eeee66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 238, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.4% 0.157 109.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6f396',
500: '#eeee66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eeee66; $custom-light: #f6f396; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eeee66",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 238,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 80,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92355,
"c": 0.15676,
"h": 109.1
},
"luminance": 0.80286
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEEE66
secondary
#3737C2
accent
#09DC09
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170E
muted
#86857F