HEX atlas value

#EEDC77

#EEDC77 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Flax. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 220, 119, HSL 51, 78%, 70%, has luminance 0.707, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#EEDC77 Sample readable text

HEX #EEDC77

RGB rgb(238, 220, 119)

HSL hsl(51 78% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 50, 7)

Luminance 0.707

Contrast Black 15.14:1White 1.39:1

CSS

--color-eedc77: #EEDC77;
.background-eedc77 { background-color: #EEDC77; }
.text-eedc77 { color: #EEDC77; }

Luminance0.707

Black text15.14:1AA Pass

White text1.39:1AA 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":"#EEDC77","rgb":[238,220,119],"hsl":[51,78,70],"cmyk":[0,8,50,7],"luminance":0.707,"contrast":{"black":15.14,"white":1.39}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.14,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.39,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F8F1C9","hex":"#F8F1C9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.42,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FFE866","hex":"#FFE866","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.99,"contrastWhite":1.24,"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"]},{"name":"#C4EE77","hex":"#C4EE77","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.84,"contrastWhite":1.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.25,"contrastWhite":1.38,"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/eedc77.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/flax.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7789EE","analogous":["#EEA177","#C4EE77"],"triadic":["#77EEDC","#DC77EE"],"tetradic":["#77EEA1","#7789EE","#EE77C4"],"splitComplementary":["#77C4EE","#A177EE"],"monochromatic":["#F8F1C9","#EEDC77","#E4C725"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8F1C9","dark":"#E4C725","saturated":"#FFE866","desaturated":"#DDD088","pastel":"#FAF8EA","neon":"#FFEE8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":11},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":13.152946437965905},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":23.345235059857504},{"slug":"topaz","name":"Topaz","hex":"#FFC87C","distance":26.720778431774775},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":27.80287754891569}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EEDC77

#EEDC77 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #EEDC77 is visually closest to Flax, a named yellow color with HEX #EEDC82.

The RGB channels are 238, 220, and 119, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg 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 0.707, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.14:1AA Pass

White text1.39:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EEDC77 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.14:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.39:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F8F1C9#000000 text · best 18.42:1#F8F1C9

#FFE866#000000 text · best 16.99:1#FFE866

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

#C4EE77#000000 text · best 15.84:1#C4EE77

Naples Yellow#000000 text · best 15.25:1#FADA5E

Generated Palette

#EEDC77#EEDC77

#7789EE#7789EE

#EEA177#EEA177

#C4EE77#C4EE77

#F8F1C9#F8F1C9

#E4C725#E4C725

Color Harmonies

#7789EE#7789EE

#EEA177#EEA177

#C4EE77#C4EE77

#77EEDC#77EEDC

#DC77EE#DC77EE

Variants

#F8F1C9#F8F1C9

#E4C725#E4C725

#FFE866#FFE866

#DDD088#DDD088

#FAF8EA#FAF8EA

#FFEE8F#FFEE8F

Nearest Named Colors

Flax#EEDC82

Straw#E4D96F

Khaki#F0E68C

Topaz#FFC87C

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

#EEDC77

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EEDC77

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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