#EEEEAAPollen (#EEEEAA) is a near-white, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 108°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.087. 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 | #EEEEAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 238, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 67%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 29%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 29%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(92.7 -10.3 33) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.933 0.087 108) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pollen 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.
#f7e89d — ΔE 1.9, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f6efa6 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#eeeeaa — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eeefad — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Pollen 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 17.45:1, 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.
#eeeeaa · #cece8f · #a6a66e · #80804e · #5c5c30 · #3b3a13
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.
#eeeeaa · #e9d496 · #e0bb88 · #d3a47f · #c38e78 · #b07b73
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.
#eeeeaa · #92b29f · #8e8e58 · #397c5b · #545322 · #1e3e2e
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.
#eeeeaa · #c6c7b4 · #a5a583 · #645e95 · #454529 · #292817
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eeeeaa · #cbcad3 · #8f8f83 · #55555b · #242418 · #010102
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.
#f1f0fb · #c8c7d4 · #9b9aa8 · #212030 · #03020d · #eeeeaa
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eeeeaa · #bddec4 · #ac6ec7 · #4f7051 · #2a3862 · #200611
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#eeeeaa · #cac9dc · #7490b9 · #6a4575 · #092246 · #030005
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eeeeaa · #bbcfd9 · #5f97b0 · #78405e · #3b1129 · #000409
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eeeeaa · #b9d1d2 · #579c9e · #544d83 · #401015 · #010008
#EFF0B4 · #F1F1BE · #F2F3C8 · #F3F4D1 · #F5F5DB
#C2C285 · #989862 · #706F40 · #4A4920 · #282702
#EDEDB8 · #ECECC6 · #EAEBD3
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.