Palettes / Colors / #EEEE95

#EEEE95 — Light Yellow

#EEEE95 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EEEE95 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 #9696EE; it also sits naturally between #EEC296 and #C2EE96. 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 58%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEEE95

.text { color: #EEEE95; }
.background { background-color: #EEEE95; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEEE95; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 238, 149); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 72%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEEE95; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 238, 149, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEEE95; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 238, 149, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEEE95">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEEE95">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEEE95

Tints of #EEEE95

Tones of #EEEE95

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9696EE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEEE95: #000000.

How #EEEE95 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 #EEEE95 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

← #EEEE94  ·  #EEEE96 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEEE95?

#EEEE95 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 238, 149). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEEE95?

#EEEE95 is RGB 238, 238, 149 — HSL 60°, 72%, 76% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 37%, 7%.

What colors go with #EEEE95?

Its complement is #9696EE; analogous partners are #EEC296 and #C2EE96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEEE95 for text?

Black text on #EEEE95 has a contrast ratio of 17.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.