HEX atlas value

#EAEE77

#EAEE77 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Flax. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 234, 238, 119, HSL 62, 78%, 70%, has luminance 0.7997, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#EAEE77 Sample readable text

HEX #EAEE77

RGB rgb(234, 238, 119)

HSL hsl(62 78% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 50, 7)

Luminance 0.7997

Contrast Black 16.99:1White 1.24:1

CSS

--color-eaee77: #EAEE77;
.background-eaee77 { background-color: #EAEE77; }
.text-eaee77 { color: #EAEE77; }

Luminance0.7997

Black text16.99:1AA Pass

White text1.24:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#EAEE77","rgb":[234,238,119],"hsl":[62,78,70],"cmyk":[2,0,50,7],"luminance":0.7997,"contrast":{"black":16.99,"white":1.24}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.24,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.75,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FAFF66","hex":"#FAFF66","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.56,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7F8C9","hex":"#F7F8C9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.23,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.26,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.4,"contrastWhite":1.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Flax adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/eaee77.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7B77EE","analogous":["#EEB677","#AFEE77"],"triadic":["#77EAEE","#EE77EA"],"tetradic":["#77EEB6","#7B77EE","#EE77AF"],"splitComplementary":["#77AFEE","#B677EE"],"monochromatic":["#F7F8C9","#EAEE77","#DEE425"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7F8C9","dark":"#DEE425","saturated":"#FAFF66","desaturated":"#DADD88","pastel":"#FAFAEA","neon":"#FBFF8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":21.470910553583888},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":23.259406699226016},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":23.259406699226016},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":31.12876483254676},{"slug":"laser-lemon","name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","distance":31.921779399024736}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EAEE77

#EAEE77 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #EAEE77 is visually closest to Flax, a named yellow color with HEX #EEDC82.

The RGB channels are 234, 238, and 119, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 62deg with 78% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.7997, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.47, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.99:1AA Pass

White text1.24:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EAEE77 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.99:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.24:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Laser Lemon#000000 text · best 19.75:1#FFFF66

#FAFF66#000000 text · best 19.56:1#FAFF66

#F7F8C9#000000 text · best 19.23:1#F7F8C9

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Generated Palette

#EAEE77#EAEE77

#7B77EE#7B77EE

#EEB677#EEB677

#AFEE77#AFEE77

#F7F8C9#F7F8C9

#DEE425#DEE425

Color Harmonies

#7B77EE#7B77EE

#EEB677#EEB677

#AFEE77#AFEE77

#77EAEE#77EAEE

#EE77EA#EE77EA

Variants

#F7F8C9#F7F8C9

#DEE425#DEE425

#FAFF66#FAFF66

#DADD88#DADD88

#FAFAEA#FAFAEA

#FBFF8F#FBFF8F

Nearest Named Colors

Flax#EEDC82

Khaki#F0E68C

Straw#E4D96F

Maize#FBEC5D

Laser Lemon#FFFF66

#EAEE77

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EAEE77

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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