#EEEE66Crash Dummy (#EEEE66) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 109°, lightness 0.92 and chroma 0.157. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #EEEE66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 238, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 80%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 57%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 57%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(91.8 -17 64.3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.924 0.157 109) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Crash Dummy shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f7e75a — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f6ef61 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#eeee66 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eeef68 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Crash Dummy in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.23:1 and against black 17.06:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#eeee66 · #d1d150 · #a9a82f · #838202 · #5e5d00 · #3b3b00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#eeee66 · #f4cf4d · #f2b244 · #e99648 · #da7d52 · #c6685b
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#eeee66 · #78b596 · #8e8d09 · #007e53 · #525200 · #003f27
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#eeee66 · #c4c5a2 · #a3a464 · #6852ba · #444404 · #272702
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eeee66 · #c8c6d6 · #8d8e78 · #54535e · #24240d · #010004
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f1f0fc · #c8c7d5 · #9b9aa9 · #222032 · #04020e · #eeee66
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eeee66 · #b5d6bc · #da40f5 · #516e4a · #2e3760 · #210610
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eeee66 · #a7d7d8 · #b582d4 · #556a89 · #323450 · #051607
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eeee66 · #aacfe1 · #0699c9 · #8e2162 · #44002a · #00050c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eeee66 · #a5d2d4 · #00a0a5 · #553ea4 · #48000c · #030013
#EFF07D · #F1F291 · #F2F4A4 · #F4F5B6 · #F5F7C6
#C2C244 · #999820 · #716F00 · #4A4900 · #272600
#ECED88 · #EAEBA5 · #E8EABE
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.