HEX atlas value

#EEF20D

#EEF20D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Canary Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 242, 13, HSL 61, 90%, 50%, has luminance 0.8171, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#EEF20D Sample readable text

HEX #EEF20D

RGB rgb(238, 242, 13)

HSL hsl(61 90% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(2, 0, 95, 5)

Luminance 0.8171

Contrast Black 17.34:1White 1.21:1

CSS

--color-eef20d: #EEF20D;
.background-eef20d { background-color: #EEF20D; }
.text-eef20d { color: #EEF20D; }

Luminance0.8171

Black text17.34:1AA Pass

White text1.21:1AA 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":"#EEF20D","rgb":[238,242,13],"hsl":[61,90,50],"cmyk":[2,0,95,5],"luminance":0.8171,"contrast":{"black":17.34,"white":1.21}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.34,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.21,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FBFF00","hex":"#FBFF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.41,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Lemon","hex":"#FFF700","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.56,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Chartreuse Green","hex":"#DFFF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.44,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Cadmium Yellow","hex":"#FFF600","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.43,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4F764","hex":"#F4F764","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.33,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Canary Yellow 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/eef20d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/canary-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cadmium-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/lemon.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#110DF2","analogous":["#F2830D","#7CF20D"],"triadic":["#0DEEF2","#F20DEE"],"tetradic":["#0DF283","#110DF2","#F20D7C"],"splitComplementary":["#0D7CF2","#830DF2"],"monochromatic":["#F4F764","#EEF20D","#999B08"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F4F764","dark":"#999B08","saturated":"#FBFF00","desaturated":"#D3D629","pastel":"#EDEF8F","neon":"#FBFF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"canary-yellow","name":"Canary Yellow","hex":"#FFEF00","distance":21.61018278497431},{"slug":"cadmium-yellow","name":"Cadmium Yellow","hex":"#FFF600","distance":21.77154105707724},{"slug":"lemon","name":"Lemon","hex":"#FFF700","distance":21.97726097583591},{"slug":"chartreuse-green","name":"Chartreuse Green","hex":"#DFFF00","distance":23.727621035409346},{"slug":"neon-yellow","name":"Neon Yellow","hex":"#FFF01F","distance":24.839484696748443}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EEF20D

#EEF20D is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #EEF20D is visually closest to Canary Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #FFEF00.

The RGB channels are 238, 242, and 13, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 61deg with 90% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness 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 0.8171, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.61, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.34:1AA Pass

White text1.21:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EEF20D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.34:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.21:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FBFF00#000000 text · best 19.41:1#FBFF00

Lemon#000000 text · best 18.56:1#FFF700

Chartreuse Green#000000 text · best 18.44:1#DFFF00

Cadmium Yellow#000000 text · best 18.43:1#FFF600

#F4F764#000000 text · best 18.33:1#F4F764

Generated Palette

#EEF20D#EEF20D

#110DF2#110DF2

#F2830D#F2830D

#7CF20D#7CF20D

#F4F764#F4F764

#999B08#999B08

Color Harmonies

#110DF2#110DF2

#F2830D#F2830D

#7CF20D#7CF20D

#0DEEF2#0DEEF2

#F20DEE#F20DEE

Variants

#F4F764#F4F764

#999B08#999B08

#FBFF00#FBFF00

#D3D629#D3D629

#EDEF8F#EDEF8F

#FBFF29#FBFF29

Nearest Named Colors

Canary Yellow#FFEF00

Cadmium Yellow#FFF600

Lemon#FFF700

Chartreuse Green#DFFF00

Neon Yellow#FFF01F

#EEF20D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EEF20D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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