Palettes / Colors / #EEF186

#EEF186 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EEF186 is a yellow color we call Light Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EEF186 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 #8C88F1; it also sits naturally between #F1C088 and #B9F188. 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 53%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 44% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEF186

.text { color: #EEF186; }
.background { background-color: #EEF186; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF186; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 241, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 79%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF186; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 241, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF186; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 241, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEF186">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF186">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8C88F1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEF186: #000000.

How #EEF186 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 #EEF186 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEF186?

#EEF186 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 241, 134). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF186?

#EEF186 is RGB 238, 241, 134 — HSL 62°, 79%, 74% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 44%, 5%.

What colors go with #EEF186?

Its complement is #8C88F1; analogous partners are #F1C088 and #B9F188. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEF186 for text?

Black text on #EEF186 has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.