HEX atlas value

#EEEC77

#EEEC77 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Flax. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 236, 119, HSL 59, 78%, 70%, has luminance 0.795, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#EEEC77 Sample readable text

HEX #EEEC77

RGB rgb(238, 236, 119)

HSL hsl(59 78% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 1, 50, 7)

Luminance 0.795

Contrast Black 16.9:1White 1.24:1

CSS

--color-eeec77: #EEEC77;
.background-eeec77 { background-color: #EEEC77; }
.text-eeec77 { color: #EEEC77; }

Luminance0.795

Black text16.9:1AA 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":"#EEEC77","rgb":[238,236,119],"hsl":[59,78,70],"cmyk":[0,1,50,7],"luminance":0.795,"contrast":{"black":16.9,"white":1.24}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.9,"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":"#FFFC66","hex":"#FFFC66","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.37,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F8F7C9","hex":"#F8F7C9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.14,"contrastWhite":1.1,"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/eeec77.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":"#7779EE","analogous":["#EEB177","#B4EE77"],"triadic":["#77EEEC","#EC77EE"],"tetradic":["#77EEB1","#7779EE","#EE77B4"],"splitComplementary":["#77B4EE","#B177EE"],"monochromatic":["#F8F7C9","#EEEC77","#E4E125"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F8F7C9","dark":"#E4E125","saturated":"#FFFC66","desaturated":"#DDDC88","pastel":"#FAFAEA","neon":"#FFFD8F"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"flax","name":"Flax","hex":"#EEDC82","distance":19.4164878389476},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":21.93171219946131},{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":22.9128784747792},{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":29.068883707497267},{"slug":"laser-lemon","name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","distance":30.643106892089126}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EEEC77

#EEEC77 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #EEEC77 is visually closest to Flax, a named yellow color with HEX #EEDC82.

The RGB channels are 238, 236, and 119, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 59deg 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 0.795, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.42, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.9:1AA 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 #EEEC77 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.9:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.24:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

#FFFC66#000000 text · best 19.37:1#FFFC66

#F8F7C9#000000 text · best 19.14:1#F8F7C9

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

Khaki#000000 text · best 16.4:1#F0E68C

Generated Palette

#EEEC77#EEEC77

#7779EE#7779EE

#EEB177#EEB177

#B4EE77#B4EE77

#F8F7C9#F8F7C9

#E4E125#E4E125

Color Harmonies

#7779EE#7779EE

#EEB177#EEB177

#B4EE77#B4EE77

#77EEEC#77EEEC

#EC77EE#EC77EE

Variants

#F8F7C9#F8F7C9

#E4E125#E4E125

#FFFC66#FFFC66

#DDDC88#DDDC88

#FAFAEA#FAFAEA

#FFFD8F#FFFD8F

Nearest Named Colors

Flax#EEDC82

Khaki#F0E68C

Straw#E4D96F

Maize#FBEC5D

Laser Lemon#FFFF66

#EEEC77

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EEEC77

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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