Palettes / Colors / #EAEE68

#EAEE68 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EAEE68 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: khaki (#F0E68C) — not an exact match. CSS khaki gives you #F0E68C, a different color; use #EAEE68 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EAEE68 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6C68EE; it also sits naturally between #EEAF68 and #A6EE68. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 93% · Blue 41%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 56% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #EAEE68

.text { color: #EAEE68; }
.background { background-color: #EAEE68; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EAEE68; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(234, 238, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 80%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EAEE68; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(234, 238, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EAEE68; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(234, 238, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EAEE68">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EAEE68">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EAEE68

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6C68EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EAEE68: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EAEE68

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #EAEE68 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EAEE68 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EAEE67  ·  #EAEE69 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EAEE68?

#EAEE68 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 234, 238, 104). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EAEE68?

#EAEE68 is RGB 234, 238, 104 — HSL 62°, 80%, 67% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 56%, 7%.

What colors go with #EAEE68?

Its complement is #6C68EE; analogous partners are #EEAF68 and #A6EE68. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EAEE68 for text?

Black text on #EAEE68 has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.