HEX atlas value

#EEFC55

#EEFC55 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Maize. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 238, 252, 85, HSL 65, 97%, 66%, has luminance 0.8845, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#EEFC55 Sample readable text

HEX #EEFC55

RGB rgb(238, 252, 85)

HSL hsl(65 97% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(6, 0, 66, 1)

Luminance 0.8845

Contrast Black 18.69:1White 1.12:1

CSS

--color-eefc55: #EEFC55;
.background-eefc55 { background-color: #EEFC55; }
.text-eefc55 { color: #EEFC55; }

Luminance0.8845

Black text18.69:1AA Pass

White text1.12:1AA 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":"#EEFC55","rgb":[238,252,85],"hsl":[65,97,66],"cmyk":[6,0,66,1],"luminance":0.8845,"contrast":{"black":18.69,"white":1.12}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.12,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F7FEAF","hex":"#F7FEAF","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.75,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.75,"contrastWhite":1.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Daffodil","hex":"#FFFF31","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.6,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F1FF52","hex":"#F1FF52","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.17,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Maize 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/eefc55.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/maize.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laser-lemon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/naples-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#6254FC","analogous":["#FCB654","#9AFC54"],"triadic":["#54EEFC","#FC54EE"],"tetradic":["#54FCB6","#6254FC","#FC549A"],"splitComplementary":["#549AFC","#B654FC"],"monochromatic":["#F7FEAF","#EEFC55","#DDF104"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F7FEAF","dark":"#DDF104","saturated":"#F1FF52","desaturated":"#DEE967","pastel":"#F8FBD5","neon":"#F4FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"maize","name":"Maize","hex":"#FBEC5D","distance":22.11334438749598},{"slug":"laser-lemon","name":"Laser Lemon","hex":"#FFFF66","distance":24.228082879171435},{"slug":"naples-yellow","name":"Naples Yellow","hex":"#FADA5E","distance":37.16180835212409},{"slug":"mustard","name":"Mustard","hex":"#FFDB58","distance":37.242448899072144},{"slug":"daffodil","name":"Daffodil","hex":"#FFFF31","distance":39.92492955535426}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EEFC55

#EEFC55 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #EEFC55 is visually closest to Maize, a named yellow color with HEX #FBEC5D.

The RGB channels are 238, 252, and 85, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 65deg with 97% saturation and 66% 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 0.8845, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.11, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.69:1AA Pass

White text1.12:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EEFC55 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.69:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.12:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F7FEAF#000000 text · best 19.75:1#F7FEAF

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

Daffodil#000000 text · best 19.6:1#FFFF31

#F1FF52#000000 text · best 19.17:1#F1FF52

Maize#000000 text · best 17.26:1#FBEC5D

Generated Palette

#EEFC55#EEFC55

#6254FC#6254FC

#FCB654#FCB654

#9AFC54#9AFC54

#F7FEAF#F7FEAF

#DDF104#DDF104

Color Harmonies

#6254FC#6254FC

#FCB654#FCB654

#9AFC54#9AFC54

#54EEFC#54EEFC

#FC54EE#FC54EE

Variants

#F7FEAF#F7FEAF

#DDF104#DDF104

#F1FF52#F1FF52

#DEE967#DEE967

#F8FBD5#F8FBD5

#F4FF7A#F4FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Maize#FBEC5D

Laser Lemon#FFFF66

Naples Yellow#FADA5E

Mustard#FFDB58

Daffodil#FFFF31

#EEFC55

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EEFC55

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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