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#EEEE3C — Vivid Yellow

#EEEE3C 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 #EEEE3C 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.

#EEEE3C 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.

#EEEE3C · RGB 238, 238, 60

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Color values

HEX#EEEE3C
RGB238, 238, 60
HSL60°, 84%, 58%
HSV60°, 75%, 93%
CMYK0%, 0%, 75%, 7%
XYZ66.65, 79.65, 16.14
Yxy79.65, 0.4103, 0.4904
CIE-Lab91.53, -19.27, 79.55
Hunter Lab89.25, -18.40, 48.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 93% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 75% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEEE3C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEEE3C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEEE3C

.text { color: #EEEE3C; }
.background { background-color: #EEEE3C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEE3C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 238, 60); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 84%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEE3C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 238, 60, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEE3C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 238, 60, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEEE3C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEE3C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEEE3C

#ECEC22#DDDD13#C5C511#A9A90F#91910D#7A7A0B#5E5E08#464606#2A2A04#131302

Tints of #EEEE3C

#EFEF4D#F1F15F#F2F26E#F4F480#F6F693#F7F7A6#F9F9B9#FAFAC7#FCFCD9#FDFDEC

Tones of #EEEE3C

#E1E147#D4D454#C7C760#BABA6D#AEAE7A#A1A187

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3A3AEE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEEE3C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEEE3C

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EEEE3C: ·

How #EEEE3C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #EEEE67Deuteranopia · #EEEE71Tritanopia · #EE8991

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:

Material Yellow 500 · #FFEB3BMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Material Amber 500 · #FFC107

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEEE3C rather than the exact color:

Modern Monsoon
#1311A2 · #716BEF · #E8EA3B · #F5F0C4
Honey Voyage
#15322D · #FA2598 · #FC43DC · #F2F73C
Mellow Ruby Zephyr
#180818 · #2BF7F4 · #FBF23B · #59F826
Honey Ruby Zephyr
#2C1012 · #E3F838 · #52FE48 · #B04AFF
Palette 0078aa
#0078AA · #3AB4F2 · #F2DF3A · #F6F6F6
Palette 760031
#760031 · #D51C39 · #FF6060 · #FEEC41

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E8EA3B#F2F73C#FBF23B#E3F838#F2DF3A#FEEC41#FEEC37#EAFD43#ECFD33#E3F04A#F0FF42#F7FE3D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEEE3B  ·  #EEEE3D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEE3C?

#EEEE3C is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 238, 60). Its closest standard named color is Yellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEE3C?

#EEEE3C is RGB 238, 238, 60 — HSL 60°, 84%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 75%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEEE3C?

Its complement is #3A3AEE; analogous partners are #EE943A and #94EE3A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEEE3C for text?

Black text on #EEEE3C has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.