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#EEEE99 closest to Pale Canary

#EEEE99 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Pale Canary. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 93.3% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(238, 238, 153)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 71% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 7% black. #EEEE99 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.33:1.

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Variations of #EEEE99

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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#EEEE99 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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#EEEE99 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EEEE99 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FCEB9D
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FBE793
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F8E995
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FCEB9D
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F8EC9B
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F9E4D9
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F2EABA
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E9E9E9
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #EAEAD9

#EEEE99 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.21:1 Very poor#EEEE99 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.33:1 Super#EEEE99 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EEEE99 in CSS

/* Pale Canary */
.color { color: #EEEE99; }
.background { background-color: #EEEE99; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EEEE99; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(238 238 153);
color: hsl(60 71% 77%);
color: oklch(0.930 0.107 108.3);

#EEEE99 FAQ

What color is #EEEE99?

#EEEE99 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Pale Canary. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EEEE99?

#EEEE99 is rgb(238, 238, 153) in RGB, hsl(60, 71%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 36%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EEEE99?

The complementary color of #EEEE99 is #9999EE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EEEE99?

Black text has the best contrast on #EEEE99: 17.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EEEE99 a warm or cool color?

#EEEE99 is a warm color.