#EEDD66Pollination (#EEDD66) is a very light, saturated yellow with an OKLCH hue of 101°, lightness 0.89 and chroma 0.14. 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 | #EEDD66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 221, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 80%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 57%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 57%, 7%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(87.4 -8.6 59.4) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.889 0.140 101) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Pollination shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.6), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f5d75b — ΔE 1.6, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f5dd61 — ΔE 1.0, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#eedd66 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#eede68 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Pollination 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 1.38:1 and against black 15.17:1, 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.
#fff5a9 · #eedd66 · #b3a439 · #8c7e15 · #655a00 · #403900
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.
#eedd66 · #eec055 · #e8a450 · #dc8a54 · #ca745a · #b56060
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.
#eedd66 · #98c8a5 · #ab9d3a · #1e9453 · #6d6100 · #1d5030
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.
#eedd66 · #bcb89a · #9f975e · #5653ae · #3f3801 · #221d00
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#eedd66 · #bbbcca · #888572 · #4e4f58 · #24210d · #010104
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.
#f0f1fd · #c6c8d5 · #999aaa · #1f2032 · #03020f · #eedd66
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#eedd66 · #b8bbd8 · #797bc6 · #454099 · #1c0f56 · #060400
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#cdfffe · #eedd66 · #cbbadb · #416a9b · #3c4263 · #0a1304
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#eedd66 · #a0c4d1 · #0393b4 · #7f2766 · #3f002f · #00050a
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eedd66 · #9fc6c4 · #009894 · #454099 · #440014 · #010010
#F0E27D · #F2E691 · #F4EAA4 · #F6EEB6 · #F8F3C7
#C3B447 · #9A8C26 · #736700 · #4D4400 · #292400
#EADD85 · #E5DD9E · #E1DCB6
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.