Palettes / Colors / #EEF684

#EEF684 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EEF684 is a yellow color we call Light 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 #EEF684 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.

#EEF684 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 #8B84F6; it also sits naturally between #F6C484 and #B5F684. 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 96% · Blue 52%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 46% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #EEF684

.text { color: #EEF684; }
.background { background-color: #EEF684; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF684; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 246, 132); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 86%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF684; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 246, 132, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF684; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 246, 132, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEF684">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF684">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8B84F6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EEF684: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEF684

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 #EEF684 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 #EEF684 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

← #EEF683  ·  #EEF685 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEF684?

#EEF684 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 246, 132). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF684?

#EEF684 is RGB 238, 246, 132 — HSL 64°, 86%, 74% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 46%, 4%.

What colors go with #EEF684?

Its complement is #8B84F6; analogous partners are #F6C484 and #B5F684. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEF684 for text?

Black text on #EEF684 has a contrast ratio of 18.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.