Palettes / Colors / #EEEE39
#EEEE39 — Vivid Yellow
#EEEE39 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 #EEEE39 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.
#EEEE39 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 #3A3AEE; it also sits naturally between #EE943A and #94EE3A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #EEEE39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 238, 238, 57 |
| HSL | 60°, 84%, 58% |
| HSV | 60°, 76%, 93% |
| CMYK | 0%, 0%, 76%, 7% |
| XYZ | 66.57, 79.62, 15.73 |
| Yxy | 79.62, 0.4111, 0.4917 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.51, -19.38, 80.43 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.23, -18.50, 48.97 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 22%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 76% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #EEEE39
.text { color: #EEEE39; }
.background { background-color: #EEEE39; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEE39; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 238, 57); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 84%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEE39; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 238, 57, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEE39; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 238, 57, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#EEEE39">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEE39">Div content here</div>
Shades of #EEEE39
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Tones of #EEEE39
Color harmonies
Complementary — #3A3AEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.92:1 AAA |
Best text color on #EEEE39: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEE39
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 #EEEE39: ·
How #EEEE39 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 #EEEE39 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 #EEEE39?
#EEEE39 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 238, 57). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.
What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEE39?
#EEEE39 is RGB 238, 238, 57 — HSL 60°, 84%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 76%, 7%.
What colors go with #EEEE39?
Its complement is #3A3AEE; analogous partners are #EE943A and #94EE3A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #EEEE39 for text?
Black text on #EEEE39 has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.