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#EECE77 Color

#EECE77 is rgb(238, 206, 119) in RGB, hsl(44, 78%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 50%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Buff (#F0DC82), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EECE77
HEX#EECE77
RGBrgb(238, 206, 119)
HSLhsl(44, 78%, 70%)
HSVhsv(44, 50%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 50%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.113 89.8)
LABlab(84.17% 3.69 47.27)
LCHlch(84.17% 47.41 85.54)

What #EECE77 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EECE77, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#EECE77 Channel Values

How #EECE77 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 238 · G 206 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 44° · S 78% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 44° · S 50% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 13% · Y 50% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.53:1 vs white · 13.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EECE77 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EECE77 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EECE77

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EECE77; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #EECE77

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EECE77.

How #EECE77 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EECE77
Protanopia#D4D477
Protanomaly#DFD277
Deuteranopia#D9D975
Deuteranomaly#E2D576
Tritanopia#F5C6C6
Tritanomaly#F2C9AC
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EECE77 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-eece77: #EECE77;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EECE77;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eece77': '#EECE77' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.808, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_eece77">#EECE77</color>
SVG fillfill="#EECE77"

More Yellow Colors

#EECE77 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EECE77 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EECE77?

#EECE77 is a light yellow — rgb(238, 206, 119) in RGB and hsl(44, 78%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Buff (#F0DC82), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.52.

What is the RGB value of #EECE77?

#EECE77 is rgb(238, 206, 119) — red 238, green 206, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EECE77?

#EECE77 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 50%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EECE77 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EECE77 scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EECE77 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EECE77 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 11.55, which is visibly different.

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