What color is #EEEE77?

#EEEE77 is a light, moderate yellow known as Illuminating. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Illuminating?

The RGB value is 238, 238, 119: 238 red, 238 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Illuminating?

The complementary color is #7777EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EEEE77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Illuminating color: hex code #EEEE77

#EEEE77 rgb(238, 238, 119)

Shades of yellow

Illuminating has the hex code #EEEE77. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.3% red, 93.3% green and 46.7% blue (238, 238, 119).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 78% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.13:1).

Illuminating (#EEEE77) color codes

HEX	`#EEEE77`
RGB	`rgb(238, 238, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.3%, 93.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 78%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 50%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 50%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.98, -15.7, 56.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.98, 59.07, 105.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.166, 80.66, 29.375)`
Decimal	`15658615`
Short hex	`#EE7`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Illuminating, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EEEE77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EEEE77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EEEE77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eeee77; }
.text { color: #eeee77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eeee77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(238 238 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eeee77, #b3ee77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Butter Yellow.

See #EEEE77 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EEEE77?: #EEEE77 is a light, moderate yellow known as Illuminating. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Illuminating?: The RGB value is 238, 238, 119: 238 red, 238 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Illuminating?: The complementary color is #7777EE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EEEE77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.