#EEEE8B#EEEE8B
#EEEE8B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.812; OKLCH L 92.8% C 0.122 H 108.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEEE8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 238, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 74%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 41.6%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.22, -13.86, 47.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.22, 49.77, 106.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.81% -0.0387 0.1154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.81% 0.122 108.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.4958, 81.1918, 36.3791) |
| Luminance | 0.8119 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.10
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.34
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.72
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.78
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 4.14
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEEE8B #8B8BEE
analogous
#EEBD8B #EEEE8B #BDEE8B
triadic
#EEEE8B #8BEEEE #EE8BEE
tetradic
#EEEE8B #8BEEBD #8B8BEE #EE8BBD
square
#EEEE8B #8BEEBD #8B8BEE #EE8BBD
split-complementary
#EEEE8B #8BBDEE #BD8BEE
monochromatic
#DEDE21 #E6E656 #EEEE8B #F6F6C0 #FBFBE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.22
#EEEE8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.24
#EEEE8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEEE8B
17.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEEE8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEEE8B | 1.00 | 1.22 | 17.24 | 17.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE783
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEEA8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBE3D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E9E9E9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eeee8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 238, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.8% 0.122 108.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5f3ae',
500: '#eeee8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eeee8b; $custom-light: #f5f3ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eeee8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 238,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 74.436,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92806,
"c": 0.12177,
"h": 108.6
},
"luminance": 0.8119
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEEE8B
secondary
#5454C9
accent
#0FD70F
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF7
border
#D7D6D0
text
#171710
muted
#858581