#EEF2A2#EEF2A2
#EEF2A2 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.843; OKLCH L 94.0% C 0.101 H 110.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEF2A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 242, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 75%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 33%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 33.1%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.58, -13.31, 38.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.58, 40.48, 109.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.99% -0.0356 0.0946) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.99% 0.101 110.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.5341, 84.2911, 46.5715) |
| Luminance | 0.8429 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.04
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 2.85
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 3.34
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 3.36
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.73
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEF2A2 #A6A2F2
analogous
#F2CEA2 #EEF2A2 #C6F2A2
triadic
#EEF2A2 #A2EEF2 #F2A2EE
tetradic
#EEF2A2 #A2F2CE #A6A2F2 #F2A2C6
square
#EEF2A2 #A2F2CE #A6A2F2 #F2A2C6
split-complementary
#EEF2A2 #A2C6F2 #CEA2F2
monochromatic
#DAE337 #E4EA6C #EEF2A2 #F8FAD8 #FAFBE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.18
#EEF2A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.86
#EEF2A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEF2A2
17.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEF2A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEF2A2 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 17.86 | 17.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FEEB9C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEEA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8E9DE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eef2a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 242, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.0% 0.101 110.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4f6be',
500: '#eef2a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eef2a2; $custom-light: #f4f6be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eef2a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 242,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63,
"s": 75.472,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93994,
"c": 0.10109,
"h": 110.6
},
"luminance": 0.8429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEF2A2
secondary
#6D68D0
accent
#0ED818
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#171712
muted
#858582