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#EEFA0A Color

#EEFA0A is rgb(238, 250, 10) in RGB, hsl(63, 96%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 96%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Watermelon Yellow (#EEFF1B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EEFA0A
HEX#EEFA0A
RGBrgb(238, 250, 10)
HSLhsl(63, 96%, 51%)
HSVhsv(63, 96%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 96%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(94.4% 0.21 113.3)
LABlab(94.98% -20.30 90.15)
LCHlch(94.98% 92.41 102.69)

What #EEFA0A 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 #EEFA0A, 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.

#EEFA0A Channel Values

How #EEFA0A 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 250 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 96% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 96% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 96% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EEFA0A 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 text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EEFA0A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EEFA0A; 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 #EEFA0A

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 #EEFA0A.

How #EEFA0A 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#EEFA0A
Protanopia#F8F80B
Protanomaly#F4F90B
Deuteranopia#F6F612
Deuteranomaly#F3F80F
Tritanopia#FCECEC
Tritanomaly#F7F2BC
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EEFA0A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eefa0a: #EEFA0A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EEFA0A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eefa0a': '#EEFA0A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.933, green: 0.980, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_eefa0a">#EEFA0A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EEFA0A"

More Yellow Colors

#EEFA0A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EEFA0A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EEFA0A?

#EEFA0A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(238, 250, 10) in RGB and hsl(63, 96%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Watermelon Yellow (#EEFF1B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.57.

What is the RGB value of #EEFA0A?

#EEFA0A is rgb(238, 250, 10) — red 238, green 250, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EEFA0A?

#EEFA0A converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 96%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EEFA0A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EEFA0A scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EEFA0A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EEFA0A 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 yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 6.17, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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