#EEF8A2#EEF8A2
#EEF8A2 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.879; OKLCH L 95.2% C 0.109 H 113.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEF8A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 248, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 86%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(67, 35%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4%, 0%, 34.7%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.13, -16.25, 40.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(95.13, 43.41, 111.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(95.23% -0.044 0.0993) |
| OKLCH | oklch(95.23% 0.109 113.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.3492, 87.9214, 47.1765) |
| Luminance | 0.8792 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 1.75
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.54
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 3.77
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 3.96
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.67
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEF8A2 #ACA2F8
analogous
#F8D7A2 #EEF8A2 #C3F8A2
triadic
#EEF8A2 #A2EEF8 #F8A2EE
tetradic
#EEF8A2 #A2F8D7 #ACA2F8 #F8A2C3
square
#EEF8A2 #A2F8D7 #ACA2F8 #F8A2C3
split-complementary
#EEF8A2 #A2C3F8 #D7A2F8
monochromatic
#D9EF30 #E4F469 #EEF8A2 #F8FCDB #FAFDE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.13
#EEF8A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.58
#EEF8A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEF8A2
18.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEF8A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEF8A2 | 1.00 | 1.13 | 18.58 | 18.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF09C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF2A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8EFE2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F1F1F1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eef8a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 248, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(95.2% 0.109 113.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4fabe',
500: '#eef8a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eef8a2; $custom-light: #f4fabe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eef8a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 248,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 66.977,
"s": 86,
"l": 80.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.95228,
"c": 0.10861,
"h": 113.9
},
"luminance": 0.87921
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEF8A2
secondary
#7365D9
accent
#03E31D
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFFF8
border
#D6D7D1
text
#171712
muted
#858582