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#EEEA7C Color

#EEEA7C is rgb(238, 234, 124) in RGB, hsl(58, 77%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 48%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Straw (#E4D96F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEEA7C
HEX#EEEA7C
RGBrgb(238, 234, 124)
HSLhsl(58, 77%, 71%)
HSVhsv(58, 48%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 48%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(91.8% 0.133 106.9)
LABlab(91.34% -9.36 53.34)
LCHlch(91.34% 54.16 99.95)

What #EEEA7C 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 #EEEA7C, 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.

#EEEA7C Channel Values

How #EEEA7C 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 234 · B 1248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 58° · S 77% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 58° · S 48% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 48% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEEA7C 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EEEA7C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEEA7C; 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 #EEEA7C

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.

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Shades

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How #EEEA7C 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#EEEA7C
Protanopia#EBEB7C
Protanomaly#ECEA7C
Deuteranopia#EBEB7C
Deuteranomaly#ECEB7C
Tritanopia#F7E0E0
Tritanomaly#F4E4C0
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEEA7C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eeea7c: #EEEA7C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEEA7C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eeea7c': '#EEEA7C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.918, blue: 0.486)
Android XML<color name="color_eeea7c">#EEEA7C</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEEA7C"

More Yellow Colors

#EEEA7C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEEA7C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEEA7C?

#EEEA7C is a light yellow — rgb(238, 234, 124) in RGB and hsl(58, 77%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Straw (#E4D96F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.25.

What is the RGB value of #EEEA7C?

#EEEA7C is rgb(238, 234, 124) — red 238, green 234, and blue 124 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEEA7C?

#EEEA7C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 48%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEEA7C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEEA7C scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEEA7C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEEA7C 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 9.18, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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