Palettes / Colors / #EEE95D

#EEE95D — Vivid Yellow

#EEE95D is a yellow color we call 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 #EEE95D 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.

#EEE95D 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 #5D62EE; it also sits naturally between #EEA15D and #ABEE5D. 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 91% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 61% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEE95D

.text { color: #EEE95D; }
.background { background-color: #EEE95D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEE95D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 233, 93); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 81%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEE95D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 233, 93, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEE95D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 233, 93, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEE95D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEE95D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEE95D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5D62EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEE95D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEE95D

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 #EEE95D 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 #EEE95D 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

← #EEE95C  ·  #EEE95E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEE95D?

#EEE95D is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 233, 93). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEE95D?

#EEE95D is RGB 238, 233, 93 — HSL 58°, 81%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 61%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEE95D?

Its complement is #5D62EE; analogous partners are #EEA15D and #ABEE5D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEE95D for text?

Black text on #EEE95D has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.