Palettes / Colors / #EEDC68

#EEDC68 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EEDC68 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EEDC68 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 #6879EE; it also sits naturally between #EE9968 and #BDEE68. 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 93% · Green 86% · Blue 41%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 56% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEDC68

.text { color: #EEDC68; }
.background { background-color: #EEDC68; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEDC68; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 220, 104); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 80%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEDC68; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 220, 104, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEDC68; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 220, 104, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEDC68">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEDC68">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6879EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEDC68: #000000.

How #EEDC68 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 #EEDC68 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEDC68?

#EEDC68 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 220, 104). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEDC68?

#EEDC68 is RGB 238, 220, 104 — HSL 52°, 80%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 56%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEDC68?

Its complement is #6879EE; analogous partners are #EE9968 and #BDEE68. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEDC68 for text?

Black text on #EEDC68 has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.