Close to Lemon
#EEEC39
#EEEC39 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Lemon. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 92.5% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 59°, with 84% saturation and 58% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EEEC39.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.26:1 FailBlack text on this color
16.69:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.26:1 FailThis color as text on black
16.69:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EEEC39 as they’d see it.
#EEEC39 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EEEC39
What color is #EEEC39?
#EEEC39 is a mid-tone, vivid yellow, close to the color Lemon. In RGB it’s made of 93.3% red, 92.5% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 59°, with 84% saturation and 58% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EEEC39 in RGB?
#EEEC39 is rgb(238, 236, 57): 238 red, 236 green, and 57 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EEEC39 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 1, 76, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EEEC39?
PANTONE 387 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EEEC39?
Its complement #EAE1FE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.