Palettes / Colors / #EEEC91
#EEEC91 — Light Yellow
#EEEC91 is a yellow color we call Light 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 #EEEC91 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.
#EEEC91 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 #9192EE; it also sits naturally between #EEBE91 and #C1EE91. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEEC91 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 236, 145 |
| HSL | 59°, 73%, 75% |
| HSV | 59°, 39%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 39%, 7% |
| XYZ | 70.37, 80.21, 38.56 |
| Yxy | 80.21, 0.3720, 0.4241 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.78, -12.25, 44.33 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.56, -11.89, 33.53 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 57%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 39% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEEC91
.text { color: #EEEC91; }
.background { background-color: #EEEC91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEC91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 236, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 73%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEC91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 236, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEC91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 236, 145, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEEC91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEC91">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #9192EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.04:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEEC91: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEC91
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 #EEEC91: ·
How #EEEC91 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 #EEEC91 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #EEEC91?
#EEEC91 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 236, 145). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEC91?
#EEEC91 is RGB 238, 236, 145 — HSL 59°, 73%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 39%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEEC91?
Its complement is #9192EE; analogous partners are #EEBE91 and #C1EE91. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEEC91 for text?
Black text on #EEEC91 has a contrast ratio of 17.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.