#EEF462#EEF462
#EEF462 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.838; OKLCH L 93.6% C 0.166 H 111.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEF462 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 244, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 87%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 60%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 59.8%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.35, -20.18, 67.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.35, 70.59, 106.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.57% -0.0607 0.1547) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.57% 0.166 111.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.8171, 83.7620, 24.0428) |
| Luminance | 0.8376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Canary
#FDFF63
ΔE00 2.74
Pastel Yellow
#FFFE71
ΔE00 2.79
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 2.87
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.02
Light Yellow
#FFFE7A
ΔE00 3.09
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 3.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEF462 #6862F4
analogous
#F4B162 #EEF462 #A5F462
triadic
#EEF462 #62EEF4 #F462EE
tetradic
#EEF462 #62F4B1 #6862F4 #F462A5
square
#EEF462 #62F4B1 #6862F4 #F462A5
split-complementary
#EEF462 #62A5F4 #B162F4
monochromatic
#C5CD0E #E8F029 #EEF462 #F4F89B #FAFCD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.18
#EEF462 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.75
#EEF462 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEF462
17.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEF462 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEF462 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 17.75 | 17.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEA51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE6B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDE6D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ECECEC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eef462; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 244, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.6% 0.166 111.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6f794',
500: '#eef462',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eef462; $custom-light: #f6f794; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eef462",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 244,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.466,
"s": 86.905,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93568,
"c": 0.16623,
"h": 111.4
},
"luminance": 0.8376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEF462
secondary
#3731C9
accent
#02E30B
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#18170E
muted
#86857F