#FFEE44Hollandaise (#FFEE44) is a near-white, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 103°, lightness 0.94 and chroma 0.178. 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 | #FFEE44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 238, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 100%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 73%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 73%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.9 -12 78.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.935 0.178 103) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Hollandaise shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ffe736 — ΔE 1.7, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#ffee3d — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchanged#ffee44 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ffef47 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Hollandaise 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 1.2:1 and against black 17.57:1, 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.
#ffee44 · #ddcd26 · #b3a500 · #8a7f00 · #635b00 · #3f3900
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.
#ffee44 · #ffcf54 · #ffb040 · #f99241 · #e87953 · #d26461
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.
#ffee44 · #7aba91 · #998d00 · #00834a · #5a5300 · #004323
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.
#ffee44 · #cbc8a0 · #aea65a · #5b4cc3 · #4c4500 · #2d2900
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#ffee44 · #c9cadc · #929077 · #545561 · #272409 · #010005
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.
#f0f1fc · #c7c7d5 · #999aaa · #202032 · #03020f · #ffee44
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffee44 · #bfd9ba · #85aa7a · #1c6bae · #2d3862 · #051214
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffee44 · #ecc9e0 · #82a0c4 · #7549a7 · #2f3857 · #150c03
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffee44 · #a7d4e6 · #009ec5 · #93166f · #440030 · #000408
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffee44 · #a4d8d6 · #00a4a2 · #4f3db3 · #490014 · #020010
#FEF066 · #FDF281 · #FCF397 · #FCF5AC · #FBF6BF
#D1C217 · #A49700 · #786F00 · #504900 · #2A2600
#FAEE77 · #F5ED9C · #F1ECBB
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.