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#EEEE77 Illuminating

#EEEE77 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Illuminating. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 93.3% green and 46.7% blue (rgb(238, 238, 119)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 78% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 7% black. #EEEE77 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.13:1.

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Variations of #EEEE77

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EEEE77 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EEEE77 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EEEE77 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FFEA7D
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FEE66C
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FAE871
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFEA7D
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FAEB7A
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FCE1D3
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F3E9A9
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E8E8E8
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E9E9D3

#EEEE77 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.23:1 Very poor#EEEE77 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.13:1 Super#EEEE77 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EEEE77 in CSS

/* Illuminating */
.color { color: #EEEE77; }
.background { background-color: #EEEE77; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EEEE77; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(238 238 119);
color: hsl(60 78% 70%);
color: oklch(0.925 0.142 108.9);

#EEEE77 FAQ

What color is #EEEE77?

#EEEE77 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Illuminating. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EEEE77?

#EEEE77 is rgb(238, 238, 119) in RGB, hsl(60, 78%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 50%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EEEE77?

The complementary color of #EEEE77 is #7777EE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EEEE77?

Black text has the best contrast on #EEEE77: 17.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EEEE77 a warm or cool color?

#EEEE77 is a warm color.