Palettes / Colors / #EEEE2C
#EEEE2C — Vivid Yellow
#EEEE2C is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Yellow (#FFFF00). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellow (#FFFF00) — not an exact match. CSS yellow gives you #FFFF00, a different color; use #EEEE2C 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.
#EEEE2C 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 #2B2BEE; it also sits naturally between #EE8C2B and #8CEE2B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEEE2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 238, 44 |
| HSL | 60°, 85%, 55% |
| HSV | 60°, 82%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 82%, 7% |
| XYZ | 66.29, 79.51, 14.24 |
| Yxy | 79.51, 0.4142, 0.4968 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.46, -19.80, 83.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.17, -18.87, 49.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 17%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 82% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEEE2C
.text { color: #EEEE2C; }
.background { background-color: #EEEE2C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEE2C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 238, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 85%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEE2C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 238, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEE2C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 238, 44, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEEE2C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEE2C">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2B2BEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.90:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEEE2C: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEE2C
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 #EEEE2C: ·
How #EEEE2C 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 #EEEE2C 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 #EEEE2C?
#EEEE2C is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 238, 44). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEE2C?
#EEEE2C is RGB 238, 238, 44 — HSL 60°, 85%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 82%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEEE2C?
Its complement is #2B2BEE; analogous partners are #EE8C2B and #8CEE2B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEEE2C for text?
Black text on #EEEE2C has a contrast ratio of 16.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.