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#EEE372 Color

#EEE372 is rgb(238, 227, 114) in RGB, hsl(55, 78%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 52%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Straw (#E4D96F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEE372
HEX#EEE372
RGBrgb(238, 227, 114)
HSLhsl(55, 78%, 69%)
HSVhsv(55, 52%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 52%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(90.2% 0.135 103.7)
LABlab(89.44% -6.69 55.74)
LCHlch(89.44% 56.14 96.85)

What #EEE372 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 #EEE372, 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.

#EEE372 Channel Values

How #EEE372 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 227 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 55° · S 78% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 55° · S 52% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 52% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.32:1 vs white · 15.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEE372 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 text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EEE372

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEE372; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EEE372

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

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How #EEE372 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#EEE372
Protanopia#E5E572
Protanomaly#E9E472
Deuteranopia#E7E771
Deuteranomaly#EAE572
Tritanopia#F7D9D9
Tritanomaly#F4DDB9
Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEE372 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eee372: #EEE372;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEE372;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eee372': '#EEE372' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.890, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_eee372">#EEE372</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEE372"

More Yellow Colors

#EEE372 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEE372 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEE372?

#EEE372 is a light yellow — rgb(238, 227, 114) in RGB and hsl(55, 78%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Straw (#E4D96F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.5.

What is the RGB value of #EEE372?

#EEE372 is rgb(238, 227, 114) — red 238, green 227, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEE372?

#EEE372 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 52%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEE372 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEE372 scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEE372 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEE372 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 10.86, which is visibly different.

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