Palettes / Colors / #EEEA76
#EEEA76 — Light Vivid Yellow
#EEEA76 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 #EEEA76 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.
#EEEA76 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 #777BEE; it also sits naturally between #EEAF77 and #B6EE77. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEEA76 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 234, 118 |
| HSL | 58°, 78%, 70% |
| HSV | 58°, 50%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 50%, 7% |
| XYZ | 67.95, 78.33, 28.68 |
| Yxy | 78.33, 0.3884, 0.4477 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.93, -13.82, 56.16 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.50, -13.31, 39.38 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 92% · Blue 46%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 50% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
CSS code for #EEEA76
.text { color: #EEEA76; }
.background { background-color: #EEEA76; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEA76; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 234, 118); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 78%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEA76; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 234, 118, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEA76; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 234, 118, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEEA76">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEA76">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEEA76
Tints of #EEEA76
Tones of #EEEA76
Color harmonies
Complementary — #777BEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.67:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEEA76: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEA76
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #EEEA76: ·
How #EEEA76 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 #EEEA76 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
Frequently asked questions
What color is #EEEA76?
#EEEA76 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 234, 118). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEA76?
#EEEA76 is RGB 238, 234, 118 — HSL 58°, 78%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 50%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEEA76?
Its complement is #777BEE; analogous partners are #EEAF77 and #B6EE77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEEA76 for text?
Black text on #EEEA76 has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.