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#EEF692 — Light Vivid Yellow

#EEF692 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 #EEF692 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.

#EEF692 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 #9B92F6; it also sits naturally between #F6CD92 and #BCF692. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EEF692 · RGB 238, 246, 146

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Color values

HEX#EEF692
RGB238, 246, 146
HSL65°, 85%, 77%
HSV65°, 41%, 96%
CMYK3%, 0%, 41%, 4%
XYZ73.40, 86.16, 39.96
Yxy86.16, 0.3679, 0.4318
CIE-Lab94.38, -17.05, 47.13
Hunter Lab92.82, -16.59, 35.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 96% · Blue 57%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 41% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #EEF692 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EEF692 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EEF692

.text { color: #EEF692; }
.background { background-color: #EEF692; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EEF692; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(238, 246, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 85%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EEF692; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(238, 246, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EEF692; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(238, 246, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EEF692">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EEF692">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EEF692

#E9F471#E3F04C#DEEE2B#D1E212#B3C110#909C0D#717B0A#535A07#303404#111302

Tints of #EEF692

#EFF79C#F1F8A5#F2F8AF#F4F9B8#F5FAC2#F6FAC6#F8FBD0#F9FCD9#FBFDE3#FCFDEC

Tones of #EEF692

#E8EF9A#E2E8A1#DCE1A8#D6D9AF#D0D2B6#CACBBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9B92F6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.15:1 Fails
Against black text18.23:1 AAA

Best text color on #EEF692: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EEF692

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 #EEF692: ·

How #EEF692 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #F1F2AADeuteranopia · #F1F0B0Tritanopia · #EEBDC2

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 · #CDDC39Bootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EEF692 rather than the exact color:

Palette 211c6a
#211C6A · #59B4C3 · #74E291 · #EFF396
Palette Ff8f8f
#FF8F8F · #EEF296 · #9ADE7B · #508D69
Palette 0a1d56
#0A1D56 · #492E87 · #37B5B6 · #F2F597
Palette Ef9595
#EF9595 · #EFB495 · #EFD595 · #EBEF95
Palette A5dd9b
#A5DD9B · #C5EBAA · #F6F193 · #F2C18D
Palette E8f79a
#E8F79A · #49D292 · #3B445B · #383746

Similar colors

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

#EFF396#EEF296#F2F597#EBEF95#F6F193#E8F79A#F1EF99#F3FF90#F2FF97#E9FF97#F1EB90#EAF887

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EEF691  ·  #EEF693 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EEF692?

#EEF692 is Light Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 238, 246, 146). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EEF692?

#EEF692 is RGB 238, 246, 146 — HSL 65°, 85%, 77% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 41%, 4%.

What colors go with #EEF692?

Its complement is #9B92F6; analogous partners are #F6CD92 and #BCF692. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EEF692 for text?

Black text on #EEF692 has a contrast ratio of 18.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.