#EEEE77Illuminating (#EEEE77) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 109°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.142. 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 | #EEEE77 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 238, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 78%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 50%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 50%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92 -15.7 56.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.925 0.142 109) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Illuminating 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.
#f7e76b — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f6ef72 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#eeee77 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eeef79 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Illuminating 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 17.13:1, 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.
#eeee77 · #d0d060 · #a9a841 · #838221 · #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.
#eeee77 · #f1d060 · #eeb456 · #e49956 · #d5815b · #c16c61
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.
#eeee77 · #7eb598 · #8e8d27 · #007f53 · #535200 · #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.
#eeee77 · #c4c5a6 · #a4a46b · #6756b2 · #444410 · #272706
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eeee77 · #c8c7d6 · #8e8e7b · #54535d · #242410 · #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 · #03020e · #eeee77
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eeee77 · #bbdabf · #cb43e8 · #517451 · #273962 · #220612
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eeee77 · #c7c5e4 · #618dd1 · #753485 · #001e52 · #050009
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eeee77 · #adcfdf · #2b99c3 · #8a2a61 · #44002b · #00050c
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eeee77 · #aad2d3 · #00a0a5 · #55429d · #49000d · #030013
#EFF08A · #F1F29C · #F2F3AC · #F4F5BC · #F5F6CB
#C2C256 · #999834 · #71700E · #4B4900 · #272600
#ECED93 · #EAEBAC · #E9EAC3
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.