HEX atlas value

#EEEF9F

#EEEF9F is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 239, 159, HSL 61, 71%, 78%, has luminance 0.8241, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#EEEF9F Sample readable text

HEX #EEEF9F

RGB rgb(238, 239, 159)

HSL hsl(61 71% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 33, 6)

Luminance 0.8241

Contrast Black 17.48:1White 1.2:1

CSS

--color-eeef9f: #EEEF9F;
.background-eeef9f { background-color: #EEEF9F; }
.text-eeef9f { color: #EEEF9F; }

Luminance0.8241

Black text17.48:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA 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":"#EEEF9F","rgb":[238,239,159],"hsl":[61,71,78],"cmyk":[0,0,33,6],"luminance":0.8241,"contrast":{"black":17.48,"white":1.2}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.48,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCFCEE","hex":"#FCFCEE","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.3,"contrastWhite":1.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.67,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F9FB93","hex":"#F9FB93","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.25,"contrastWhite":1.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","pastel","pastel yellow","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/eeef9f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butter.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#A09FEF","analogous":["#EFC89F","#C6EF9F"],"triadic":["#9FEDEF","#EF9FED"],"tetradic":["#9FEFC8","#A09FEF","#EF9FC6"],"splitComplementary":["#9FC6EF","#C89FEF"],"monochromatic":["#FCFCEE","#EEEF9F","#DFE151"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCFCEE","dark":"#DFE151","saturated":"#F9FB93","desaturated":"#E1E2AB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FEFFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":13.038404810405298},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":16.401219466856727},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":19.339079605813716},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":21.118712081942874},{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":22.40535650240808}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EEEF9F

#EEEF9F is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #EEEF9F is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 238, 239, and 159, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg with 71% saturation and 78% 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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.8241, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.04, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.48:1AA Pass

White text1.2:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EEEF9F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.48:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCFCEE#000000 text · best 20.3:1#FCFCEE

Pastel Yellow#000000 text · best 19.67:1#FDFD96

#F9FB93#000000 text · best 19.25:1#F9FB93

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Generated Palette

#EEEF9F#EEEF9F

#A09FEF#A09FEF

#EFC89F#EFC89F

#C6EF9F#C6EF9F

#FCFCEE#FCFCEE

#DFE151#DFE151

Color Harmonies

#A09FEF#A09FEF

#EFC89F#EFC89F

#C6EF9F#C6EF9F

#9FEDEF#9FEDEF

#EF9FED#EF9FED

Variants

#FCFCEE#FCFCEE

#DFE151#DFE151

#F9FB93#F9FB93

#E1E2AB#E1E2AB

White#FFFFFF

#FEFFB8#FEFFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Butter#FFF1A8

Khaki#F0E68C

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

#EEEF9F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EEEF9F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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