#EEF8A8#EEF8A8
#EEF8A8 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.881; OKLCH L 95.3% C 0.102 H 114.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEF8A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 248, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 85%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 32%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4%, 0%, 32.3%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.22, -15.53, 37.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(95.22, 40.50, 112.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(95.33% -0.0416 0.0929) |
| OKLCH | oklch(95.33% 0.102 114.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.8953, 88.1399, 50.0527) |
| Luminance | 0.8814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 1.43
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 3.32
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.34
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 3.50
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 4.73
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEF8A8 #B2A8F8
analogous
#F8DAA8 #EEF8A8 #C6F8A8
triadic
#EEF8A8 #A8EEF8 #F8A8EE
tetradic
#EEF8A8 #A8F8DA #B2A8F8 #F8A8C6
square
#EEF8A8 #A8F8DA #B2A8F8 #F8A8C6
split-complementary
#EEF8A8 #A8C6F8 #DAA8F8
monochromatic
#D8EF37 #E3F36F #EEF8A8 #F9FDE1 #F9FDE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.13
#EEF8A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.63
#EEF8A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEF8A8
18.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEF8A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEF8A8 | 1.00 | 1.13 | 18.63 | 18.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF0A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF2AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7EFE4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F1F1F1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eef8a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 248, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(95.3% 0.102 114.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4fac2',
500: '#eef8a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eef8a8; $custom-light: #f4fac2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eef8a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 248,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.5,
"s": 85.106,
"l": 81.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.95331,
"c": 0.10176,
"h": 114.2
},
"luminance": 0.88139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEF8A8
secondary
#796BD9
accent
#04E220
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFFF9
border
#D6D7D2
text
#171712
muted
#858582