Palettes / Colors / #EEF150

#EEF150 — Vivid Yellow

#EEF150 is a yellow color we call Vivid 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 #EEF150 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.

#EEF150 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 #5350F1; it also sits naturally between #F1A350 and #9EF150. 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 95% · Blue 31%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 67% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEF150

.text { color: #EEF150; }
.background { background-color: #EEF150; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF150; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 241, 80); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 85%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF150; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 241, 80, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF150; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 241, 80, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEF150">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF150">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEF150

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5350F1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEF150: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEF150

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:

How #EEF150 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 #EEF150 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

← #EEF14F  ·  #EEF151 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEF150?

#EEF150 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 241, 80). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF150?

#EEF150 is RGB 238, 241, 80 — HSL 61°, 85%, 63% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 67%, 5%.

What colors go with #EEF150?

Its complement is #5350F1; analogous partners are #F1A350 and #9EF150. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEF150 for text?

Black text on #EEF150 has a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.