#EEBB11Goldfinger (#EEBB11) is a light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 88°, lightness 0.82 and chroma 0.164. 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 | #EEBB11 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 187, 17) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 87%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 93%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21%, 93%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(78.3 5.3 78.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.815 0.164 88) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Goldfinger shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.5), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f3b500 — ΔE 1.5, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f4bb00 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#eebb11 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eebc15 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Goldfinger 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 1.79:1 and against black 11.75:1, 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.
#fff1ce · #eebb11 · #c79c00 · #9a7700 · #6f5500 · #473500
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.
#d3ec88 · #e0d557 · #eebb11 · #ea9e24 · #dd833a · #cb6d4b
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.
#eebb11 · #87b07f · #a47f00 · #237c06 · #5f4800 · #133c09
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.
#f4e5c2 · #eebb11 · #b79d5b · #937c42 · #334db3 · #302300
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eebb11 · #a0a6b5 · #7c735e · #414650 · #241b04 · #000105
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.
#edf2fd · #c4c9d6 · #969cab · #1c2334 · #010310 · #eebb11
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eebb11 · #99a6c6 · #546ec1 · #23389c · #08065b · #0d0600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#b7e7ee · #eebb11 · #8ab2cc · #6d4baf · #303d54 · #1a0c03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eebb11 · #82afb7 · #008392 · #711270 · #340034 · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eebb11 · #85b1a6 · #008775 · #23389c · #3b001b · #010012
#F1C54B · #F5CF6C · #F8D888 · #FBE2A2 · #FFEBBB
#C39800 · #9A7700 · #725800 · #4D3A00 · #2A1E00
#E5BE56 · #DCC07A · #D2C197
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.