Palettes / Colors / #EEEC77

#EEEC77 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EEEC77 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 #EEEC77 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.

#EEEC77 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 #7779EE; it also sits naturally between #EEB177 and #B4EE77. 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 93% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 50% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEEC77

.text { color: #EEEC77; }
.background { background-color: #EEEC77; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEC77; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 236, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 78%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEC77; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 236, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEC77; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 236, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEEC77">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEC77">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7779EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEEC77: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEC77

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 #EEEC77 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 #EEEC77 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

← #EEEC76  ·  #EEEC78 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEC77?

#EEEC77 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 236, 119). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEC77?

#EEEC77 is RGB 238, 236, 119 — HSL 59°, 78%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 50%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEEC77?

Its complement is #7779EE; analogous partners are #EEB177 and #B4EE77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEEC77 for text?

Black text on #EEEC77 has a contrast ratio of 16.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.