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#EEE84F Color

#EEE84F is rgb(238, 232, 79) in RGB, hsl(58, 82%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 67%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Icterine (#FCF75E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEE84F
HEX#EEE84F
RGBrgb(238, 232, 79)
HSLhsl(58, 82%, 62%)
HSVhsv(58, 67%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 67%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(90.9% 0.168 107.1)
LABlab(90.48% -10.72 71.29)
LCHlch(90.48% 72.09 98.55)

What #EEE84F 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 #EEE84F, 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.

#EEE84F Channel Values

How #EEE84F 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 232 · B 798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 58° · S 82% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 58° · S 67% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 67% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEE84F 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 text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EEE84F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEE84F; 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 #EEE84F

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 #EEE84F.

How #EEE84F 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#EEE84F
Protanopia#E9E94F
Protanomaly#EBE94F
Deuteranopia#EAEA4E
Deuteranomaly#ECE94F
Tritanopia#F9DCDC
Tritanomaly#F5E1B5
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEE84F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eee84f: #EEE84F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEE84F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eee84f': '#EEE84F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.910, blue: 0.310)
Android XML<color name="color_eee84f">#EEE84F</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEE84F"

More Yellow Colors

#EEE84F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEE84F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEE84F?

#EEE84F is a light yellow — rgb(238, 232, 79) in RGB and hsl(58, 82%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Icterine (#FCF75E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.15.

What is the RGB value of #EEE84F?

#EEE84F is rgb(238, 232, 79) — red 238, green 232, and blue 79 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEE84F?

#EEE84F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 67%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEE84F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEE84F scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEE84F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEE84F 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 gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 20.68, which is visibly different.

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