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#EEEBC9 Color

#EEEBC9 is rgb(238, 235, 201) in RGB, hsl(55, 52%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Parchment (#F1E9D2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEEBC9
HEX#EEEBC9
RGBrgb(238, 235, 201)
HSLhsl(55, 52%, 86%)
HSVhsv(55, 16%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(93.4% 0.045 103.1)
LABlab(92.63% -3.08 16.96)
LCHlch(92.63% 17.24 100.28)

What #EEEBC9 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 #EEEBC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Parchment#F1E9D2ΔE 5.63Light Goldenrod Yellow#FAFAD2ΔE 5.68Beige#F5F5DCΔE 5.95Cornsilk#FFF8DCΔE 5.97Pale Spring Bud#ECEBBDΔE 5.98Pearl#EAE0C8ΔE 6.2

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

#EEEBC9 Channel Values

How #EEEBC9 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 235 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 55° · S 52% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 55° · S 16% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 1% · Y 16% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEEBC9 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 text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EEEBC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EEEBC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEEBC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#EEEBC9
Complementary
#C9CCEE
Analogous
#EED8C9
Analogous
#DEEEC9
Triadic
#C9EEEB
Triadic
#EBC9EE
Split comp.
#C9DEEE
Split comp.
#D8C9EE

Tints & Shades of #EEEBC9

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

#F0EED0
#F2EFD4
#F4F2DC
#F6F5E4
#F9F8EC
#FAF9EF

Shades

#DFD99A
#D2CA70
#C3B841
#978F30
#696321
#3E3A14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EEEBC9.

How #EEEBC9 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#EEEBC9
Protanopia#ECECC9
Protanomaly#EDEBC9
Deuteranopia#ECECC9
Deuteranomaly#EDECC9
Tritanopia#F2E7E7
Tritanomaly#F0E9DC
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEEBC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eeebc9: #EEEBC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEEBC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eeebc9': '#EEEBC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.922, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_eeebc9">#EEEBC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEEBC9"

More Yellow Colors

#EEEBC9 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#EEEBC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEEBC9?

#EEEBC9 is a lightest yellow — rgb(238, 235, 201) in RGB and hsl(55, 52%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Parchment (#F1E9D2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.63.

What is the RGB value of #EEEBC9?

#EEEBC9 is rgb(238, 235, 201) — red 238, green 235, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEEBC9?

#EEEBC9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEEBC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEEBC9 scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEEBC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEEBC9 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 5.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.